diff --git a/scripts/g14-gitops-render.mjs b/scripts/g14-gitops-render.mjs
index 7549e44b..94538aee 100644
--- a/scripts/g14-gitops-render.mjs
+++ b/scripts/g14-gitops-render.mjs
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ function shellSingleQuote(value) {
 }
 
 function dependencyProxyProbeScript(phase, targetUrl) {
-  return `HWLAB_PROXY_PROBE_PHASE=${shellSingleQuote(phase)} HWLAB_PROXY_PROBE_URL=${shellSingleQuote(targetUrl)} node <<'NODE'
+  return `HWLAB_PROXY_PROBE_PHASE=${shellSingleQuote(phase)} HWLAB_PROXY_PROBE_URL=${shellSingleQuote(targetUrl)} node <<'NODE' || echo '{"event":"dependency-proxy-probe-nonblocking","phase":"${phase}","ok":false,"reason":"probe-failed-but-continuing"}'
 const net = require("node:net");
 
 const phase = process.env.HWLAB_PROXY_PROBE_PHASE || "unknown";