diff --git a/.github/workflows/gen_docs.yaml b/.github/workflows/gen_docs.yaml
index c275ad2f..103e8f1b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gen_docs.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gen_docs.yaml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
             git config --local user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
             git config --local user.name "github-actions[bot]"
-            git commit -a -m "GitHub Actions - Update Web Service Documentation"
+            git commit -a -m "GitHub Actions - Update Web Service Documentation" || echo "nothing to commit"
 
       - name: Push new documentation to docs repo
         uses: ad-m/github-push-action@v0.8.0