diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index c49bc2f..146b676 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -152,12 +152,12 @@ jobs:
             -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
             -d "{\"tag_name\":\"${TAG}\",\"name\":\"${TAG}\",\"draft\":false,\"prerelease\":false}" \
             "${API}/repos/${REPO}/releases" || true)
-          REL_ID=$(printf '%s' "$REL" | grep -o '"id":[0-9]*' | head -1 | cut -d: -f2)
+          REL_ID=$(printf '%s' "$REL" | grep -o '"id":[0-9]*' | head -1 | cut -d: -f2 || true)
           if [ -z "$REL_ID" ]; then
             # Release may already exist for this tag — look it up by tag.
             REL_ID=$(curl -sS -H "Authorization: token ${TOKEN}" \
               "${API}/repos/${REPO}/releases/tags/${TAG}" \
-              | grep -o '"id":[0-9]*' | head -1 | cut -d: -f2)
+              | grep -o '"id":[0-9]*' | head -1 | cut -d: -f2 || true)
           fi
           echo "release id: ${REL_ID}"
           for f in dist/*; do
@@ -201,11 +201,11 @@ jobs:
               -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
               -d "{\"tag_name\":\"${mirror_tag}\",\"name\":\"Parking System ${TAG}\",\"draft\":false,\"prerelease\":${prerelease}}" \
               "${API}/repos/${MIRROR_REPO}/releases" || true)
-            REL_ID=$(printf '%s' "$REL" | grep -o '"id":[0-9]*' | head -1 | cut -d: -f2)
+            REL_ID=$(printf '%s' "$REL" | grep -o '"id":[0-9]*' | head -1 | cut -d: -f2 || true)
             if [ -z "$REL_ID" ]; then
               REL_ID=$(curl -sS -H "Authorization: token ${TOKEN}" \
                 "${API}/repos/${MIRROR_REPO}/releases/tags/${mirror_tag}" \
-                | grep -o '"id":[0-9]*' | head -1 | cut -d: -f2)
+                | grep -o '"id":[0-9]*' | head -1 | cut -d: -f2 || true)
             fi
           }
           upload_assets() {
@@ -236,6 +236,6 @@ jobs:
           printf '%s' "$EXISTING" | grep -o '"id":[0-9]*' | cut -d: -f2 | while read -r asset_id; do
             curl -sS -X DELETE -H "Authorization: token ${TOKEN}" \
               "${API}/repos/${MIRROR_REPO}/releases/${LATEST_REL_ID}/assets/${asset_id}" >/dev/null
-          done
+          done || true
           upload_assets "${LATEST_REL_ID}"
           echo "done"