diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index d8089d5..39c5748 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -141605,8 +141605,14 @@ function bundleNPMArtifacts() {
             acc.push(folderName);
             return acc;
         }, []);
-        const esyInstallReleaseJS = "esyInstallRelease.js";
-        external_fs_.cpSync(external_path_.join(releaseFolder, artifactFoldersList[0], esyInstallReleaseJS), external_path_.join(releaseFolder, esyInstallReleaseJS));
+        try {
+            const esyInstallReleaseJS = "esyInstallRelease.js";
+            external_fs_.cpSync(external_path_.join(releaseFolder, artifactFoldersList[0], esyInstallReleaseJS), external_path_.join(releaseFolder, esyInstallReleaseJS));
+        }
+        catch (e) {
+            console.warn("Could not copy esyInstallRelease.js", e);
+            console.log("Skipping esyInstallRelease.js as it is optional");
+        }
         console.log("Creating package.json");
         const possibleEsyJsonPath = external_path_.join(workingDirectory, "esy.json");
         const possiblePackageJsonPath = external_path_.join(workingDirectory, "package.json");
diff --git a/index.ts b/index.ts
index 745e009..000db77 100644
--- a/index.ts
+++ b/index.ts
@@ -360,11 +360,16 @@ async function bundleNPMArtifacts() {
     },
     []
   );
-  const esyInstallReleaseJS = "esyInstallRelease.js";
-  fs.cpSync(
-    path.join(releaseFolder, artifactFoldersList[0], esyInstallReleaseJS),
-    path.join(releaseFolder, esyInstallReleaseJS)
-  );
+  try {
+    const esyInstallReleaseJS = "esyInstallRelease.js";
+    fs.cpSync(
+      path.join(releaseFolder, artifactFoldersList[0], esyInstallReleaseJS),
+      path.join(releaseFolder, esyInstallReleaseJS)
+    );
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.warn("Could not copy esyInstallRelease.js", e);
+    console.log("Skipping esyInstallRelease.js as it is optional");
+  }
   console.log("Creating package.json");
   const possibleEsyJsonPath = path.join(workingDirectory, "esy.json");
   const possiblePackageJsonPath = path.join(workingDirectory, "package.json");