diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5e081865..edd95820 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     "lint:ci": "eslint --ext .js,.cjs . && prettier *.md docs/**/*.md docs/**/**/*.md",
     "types:check": "tsc --project ./jsconfig.json",
     "types:lint": "dtslint --expectOnly packages/fetch-mock/types",
-    "prepare": "husky",
+    "prepare": "husky || echo \"husky not available\"",
     "build": "rollup -c",
     "docs:fetch-mock": "npm run dev -w docs/fetch-mock",
     "docs:serve": "cd docs; jekyll serve build --watch",