diff --git a/webhook_server_container/libs/github_api.py b/webhook_server_container/libs/github_api.py
index 4ccb21d4..8419e580 100644
--- a/webhook_server_container/libs/github_api.py
+++ b/webhook_server_container/libs/github_api.py
@@ -2017,6 +2017,7 @@ def fix_podman_bug(self) -> None:
 
     def run_podman_command(self, command: str, pipe: bool = False) -> Tuple[bool, str, str]:
         rc, out, err = run_command(command=command, log_prefix=self.log_prefix, pipe=pipe)
+
         if rc:
             return rc, out, err
 
diff --git a/webhook_server_container/utils/helpers.py b/webhook_server_container/utils/helpers.py
index 8a624cc5..433c94b0 100644
--- a/webhook_server_container/utils/helpers.py
+++ b/webhook_server_container/utils/helpers.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def run_command(
     check: bool = False,
     pipe: bool = False,
     **kwargs: Any,
-) -> Tuple[bool, str, str]:
+) -> Tuple[bool, Any, Any]:
     """
     Run command locally.
 
@@ -111,8 +111,12 @@ def run_command(
             timeout=timeout,
             **kwargs,
         )
-        out_decoded = sub_process.stdout.decode() if isinstance(sub_process.stdout, bytes) else sub_process.stdout
-        err_decoded = sub_process.stderr.decode() if isinstance(sub_process.stderr, bytes) else sub_process.stderr
+        out_decoded = (
+            sub_process.stdout.decode(errors="ignore") if isinstance(sub_process.stdout, bytes) else sub_process.stdout
+        )
+        err_decoded = (
+            sub_process.stderr.decode(errors="ignore") if isinstance(sub_process.stderr, bytes) else sub_process.stderr
+        )
 
         error_msg = (
             f"{log_prefix} Failed to run '{command}'. "