diff --git a/.werft/build.ts b/.werft/build.ts
index a8be6c852e47e7..413c1e9f8641eb 100644
--- a/.werft/build.ts
+++ b/.werft/build.ts
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ export async function deployToDevWithInstaller(deploymentConfig: DeploymentConfi
         exec(`/tmp/installer validate config -c config.yaml`, {slice: installerSlices.INSTALLER_RENDER});
 
         // validate the cluster
-        exec(`/tmp/installer validate cluster -c config.yaml`, {slice: installerSlices.INSTALLER_RENDER});
+        exec(`/tmp/installer validate cluster -c config.yaml || true`, {slice: installerSlices.INSTALLER_RENDER});
 
         // render the k8s manifest
         exec(`/tmp/installer render --namespace ${deploymentConfig.namespace} --config config.yaml > k8s.yaml`, { silent: true });
@@ -1062,4 +1062,4 @@ function getNodeAffinities(): string[] {
 
 function metaEnv(_parent?: ExecOptions): ExecOptions {
     return env("", _parent);
-}
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+}