diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-toolkit.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-toolkit.yml
index 738c3c70..cceb67bb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-toolkit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-toolkit.yml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
         # Attempt to publish the toolkit to PyPI.
         # If the toolkit version already exists, skip publishing.
         # If another error occurs, exit with the error code so that the step fails.
-        PUBLISH_OUTPUT=$(poetry publish --skip-existing 2>&1)
+        PUBLISH_OUTPUT=$(poetry publish --skip-existing 2>&1 || true)
         PUBLISH_STATUS=$?
         if echo "$PUBLISH_OUTPUT" | grep -q "File exists. Skipping"; then
           echo "Version already exists on PyPI. Skipping publish."
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
         fi
 
     - name: Send status to Slack
-      if: steps.Publish_Toolkit.outputs.skip_publish != 'true'
+      if: always() && steps.Publish_Toolkit.outputs.skip_publish != 'true'
       uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v2.0.0
       with:
         webhook: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}