diff --git a/.github/workflows/pathogen-repo-ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/pathogen-repo-ci.yaml
index 76d1484..89dba83 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pathogen-repo-ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pathogen-repo-ci.yaml
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ jobs:
       # future changes to setup-nextstrain-cli.
       #
       #   -trs, 28 April 2022
-      - uses: nextstrain/.github/actions/setup-nextstrain-cli@e8e1f3213711d8c4b5022f7c29d3eb8ee3f46b4b
+      - uses: nextstrain/.github/actions/setup-nextstrain-cli@1fbb3f2e3bf29374d2706f720f65d4025853a89a
         with:
           runtime: ${{ matrix.runtime }}
           # Consider parameterizing the Python version. -trs, 1 April 2022
diff --git a/actions/setup-nextstrain-cli/action.yaml b/actions/setup-nextstrain-cli/action.yaml
index 9bfbff3..facfa42 100644
--- a/actions/setup-nextstrain-cli/action.yaml
+++ b/actions/setup-nextstrain-cli/action.yaml
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ runs:
 
     - run: nextstrain update
       shell: bash
+      continue-on-error: true
 
     - run: nextstrain version --verbose
       shell: bash