diff --git a/mantis-entrypoint b/mantis-entrypoint
index be0e525..e318fa1 100755
--- a/mantis-entrypoint
+++ b/mantis-entrypoint
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ if [ ! -z "$MANTIS_ENABLE_ADMIN" ] && [ "$MANTIS_ENABLE_ADMIN" -ne "0" ]; then
   test -d .admin && mv .admin admin && chmod +rx admin
 fi
 
-cp -rv extra_plugins/* plugins
+cp -rv extra_plugins/* plugins || true # its fine if the directory is empty
 
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