diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 4f6d6489c0bca6736d49589f236b9697dd7d8c80..bf09c3f43c3dabeb3cd9ffa8b073ed4e45c7c334 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ create-or-update-multidev:
     git config user.email "not-real-address@gitlab.developers.cam.ac.uk"
     git config user.name "CI Job"
     git add upstream-configuration/composer.json
-    git commit -m "Update upstream-configuration/composer.json with profile branch $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME"
+    git commit -m "Update upstream-configuration/composer.json with profile branch $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME" || true
     git push
     cd ..
     sleep 5