diff --git a/reproman/support/jobs/job_templates/runscript/includes/post-run.template.sh b/reproman/support/jobs/job_templates/runscript/includes/post-run.template.sh
index 219f4c40a..b204caafc 100644
--- a/reproman/support/jobs/job_templates/runscript/includes/post-run.template.sh
+++ b/reproman/support/jobs/job_templates/runscript/includes/post-run.template.sh
@@ -29,5 +29,6 @@ mkdir -p "$rootdir/outputs"
 tar \
   -C "$workdir" \
   --files-from "$metadir/togethome" \
+  --ignore-failed-read \
   -cz \
   -f "$rootdir/outputs/$jobid.tar.gz"