diff --git a/scripts/brillo_update_payload b/scripts/brillo_update_payload
index ec31ddb..648936b 100755
--- a/scripts/brillo_update_payload
+++ b/scripts/brillo_update_payload
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@
 }
 
 # Sanity check that the real generator exists:
-GENERATOR="$(which delta_generator)"
+GENERATOR="$(which delta_generator || true)"
 [[ -x "${GENERATOR}" ]] || die "can't find delta_generator"
 
 case "$COMMAND" in