diff --git a/scripts/deploy-to-frame.sh b/scripts/deploy-to-frame.sh
index bcc869d..83ac4ce 100755
--- a/scripts/deploy-to-frame.sh
+++ b/scripts/deploy-to-frame.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ set -euo pipefail
 
 target="${1:?usage: $0 <ssh-target> [package-dir] [remote-dir]}"
 root="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
-package="${2:-$(ls -dt "$root"/dist/*-linux-arm64 "$root"/dist/*-linux-arm64-bundled 2>/dev/null | head -1)}"
+# ls fails when one of the patterns matches nothing (e.g. no bundled package); with
+# pipefail that would end the script silently.
+package="${2:-$(ls -dt "$root"/dist/*-linux-arm64 "$root"/dist/*-linux-arm64-bundled 2>/dev/null | head -1 || true)}"
 [[ -n "$package" && -x "$package/install.sh" ]] || {
     echo "No release package found (run scripts/package-release.sh first)" >&2; exit 1; }
 # Without the version: updates go to the same place and replace the old version.