diff --git a/bin/joj3-forge-convert b/bin/joj3-forge-convert
index 1f273f1..dfa26d8 100755
--- a/bin/joj3-forge-convert
+++ b/bin/joj3-forge-convert
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ EOF
 
     # enforce correct permissions
     chmod 750 "/home/tt/"
-    chmod 750 "/home/tt/.cache/"
-    chmod 750 "/home/tt/.cache/joj3"
+    chmod 750 "/home/tt/.cache/" || true
+    chmod 750 "/home/tt/.cache/joj3" || true
+    chmod 700 "/home/tt/.ssh/" || true
     chmod 700 "/home/tt/.config/"
-    chmod 700 "/home/tt/.ssh/"
 
     # commit config changes
     git -C "$config_repo_path" add home/tt/.config/joj