diff --git a/TSOClient/FSO.Server.Api.Core/Services/GithubUpdateUploader.cs b/TSOClient/FSO.Server.Api.Core/Services/GithubUpdateUploader.cs
index 9f9f9d015..3a3ff4a80 100644
--- a/TSOClient/FSO.Server.Api.Core/Services/GithubUpdateUploader.cs
+++ b/TSOClient/FSO.Server.Api.Core/Services/GithubUpdateUploader.cs
@@ -32,7 +32,14 @@ public async Task<string> UploadFile(string destPath, string fileName, string gr
             var client = new GitHubClient(new ProductHeaderValue(Config.AppName), credentials);
 
             Release release;
-            release = await client.Repository.Release.Get(Config.User, Config.Repository, groupName);
+            try
+            {
+                release = await client.Repository.Release.Get(Config.User, Config.Repository, groupName);
+            }
+            catch (Exception)
+            {
+                release = null;
+            }
             if (release == null) {
                 var newRel = new NewRelease(groupName);
                 newRel.Body = Description;