diff --git a/lib/initiate.bash b/lib/initiate.bash
index 165d96a..09e0780 100644
--- a/lib/initiate.bash
+++ b/lib/initiate.bash
@@ -217,7 +217,9 @@ function launch_hooks {
       echo "Processing: $hook"
 
       # shellcheck disable=SC1090
-      source "$hook"
+      if ! source "$hook"; then
+        >&2 echo 'WARNING: hook failure, bypassed'
+      fi
     done
 }