diff --git a/go/pkg/yolosvc/driver_github.go b/go/pkg/yolosvc/driver_github.go
index ed642b33..98808b4b 100644
--- a/go/pkg/yolosvc/driver_github.go
+++ b/go/pkg/yolosvc/driver_github.go
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ func (worker *githubWorker) fetchRepoActivity(ctx context.Context, repo githubRe
 						// download the override config
 						overridepb, err = getOverrideBuildpb(repo.owner, repo.repo, *arti.ID, worker.opts.Token)
 						if err != nil {
-							return nil, err
+							worker.svc.logger.Warn("parsing yolo.json", zap.Error(err))
 						}
 					}