diff --git a/garlic/garlicd/garlicd b/garlic/garlicd/garlicd
index cabb674..0d5dbe8 100755
--- a/garlic/garlicd/garlicd
+++ b/garlic/garlicd/garlicd
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ bscpkgsdir=$(readlink -f "$1")
 
 garlic_sandbox=$(nix show-config |\
   grep extra-sandbox-paths |\
-  grep -o '/garlic=[^ ]*')
+  grep -o '/garlic=[^ ]*' || true)
 
 if [ -z "$garlic_sandbox" ]; then
   msg "Missing extra-sandbox-paths /garlic mountpoint"