diff --git a/scripts/deploy.sh b/scripts/deploy.sh
index 77c0fd2..d41acd8 100755
--- a/scripts/deploy.sh
+++ b/scripts/deploy.sh
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ if [ '${COMPOSE_UP[$TARGET]}' = '1' ]; then
   done
   if [ \"\$caddy_reloaded\" -ne 1 ]; then
     echo \"  Caddy reload failed; restarting the container to load the file.\"
-    podman restart caddy
+    podman restart caddy || true
   fi
 else
   echo '[4/5] Skipping compose restart (stack runs as bare containers on this host)'