diff --git a/bin/update_sops.sh b/bin/update_sops.sh
index f905c58..f2bf8cf 100755
--- a/bin/update_sops.sh
+++ b/bin/update_sops.sh
@@ -113,7 +113,8 @@ fn_sops_updatekeys_and_verify(){
 
   # "update the keys of SOPS files using the config file"
   >&2 echo "# RUN: sops updatekeys ${sops_enc_file}"
-  sops updatekeys "${sops_enc_file}"
+  # HAAAACK: loop through all passed-in files, ignore any errors, always say "yes" -> rely on git diff to verify!
+  sops updatekeys -y "${sops_enc_file}" || echo "SKIPPING"
 }
 
 function main(){