diff --git a/.github/workflows/runner-reference-python.yml b/.github/workflows/runner-reference-python.yml
index 5296ebe..e115269 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/runner-reference-python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/runner-reference-python.yml
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ jobs:
          echo ""
          
          echo "/usr/local/bin/python --version --version"
-         /usr/local/bin/python --version --version 2>&1
+         /usr/local/bin/python --version --version 2>&1 || true
        shell: bash -el {0}
          
      - name: generate job summaries in markdown (this is gross)