diff --git a/features.in/rescue/rescue/image-scripts.d/60-apt b/features.in/rescue/rescue/image-scripts.d/60-apt
index e57f7ea9..3c940d7d 100755
--- a/features.in/rescue/rescue/image-scripts.d/60-apt
+++ b/features.in/rescue/rescue/image-scripts.d/60-apt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # enable online repository even more unconditionally
 
-sed -i "s,^#\(rpm \[alt\] http.*\),\1," "/etc/apt/sources.list.d/yandex.list"
+sed -i "s,^#\(rpm \[alt\] http.*\),\1," "/etc/apt/sources.list.d/yandex.list" ||	echo "** warning: unable to enable online repos" >&2