1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/build.js b/lib/build.js
index 29c48aa0b..7d7cc1aa5 100644
--- a/lib/build.js
+++ b/lib/build.js
@@ -101,8 +101,13 @@ var autoActivate = function (pkg, cb) {
         pkg.name+"@"+pkg.version, "auto-activate")
       return cb()
     }
-    log(pkg.name+"@"+pkg.version, "activate")
-    npm.commands.activate([pkg.name+"@"+pkg.version], cb)
+    var u = pkg.name+"@"+pkg.version
+    log(u, "activate")
+    npm.commands.activate([u], function (er) {
+      // don't rollback the whole install if the activate fails.
+      if (er) log.error(er, "Failed to update "+u)
+      cb()
+    })
   })
 }