diff --git a/roles/mgrote_users/tasks/main.yml b/roles/mgrote_users/tasks/main.yml
index 28c0d77a..a86703cf 100644
--- a/roles/mgrote_users/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/mgrote_users/tasks/main.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     groups_as_list: "{{ (groups_as_list | default([]) + item.groups.split(',')) | map('trim') | list | sort | unique }}"
   loop: '{{ users }}'
   when: item.groups is defined
+  ignore_errors: true
 
 - name: create groups
   ansible.builtin.group: