diff --git a/.github/workflows/go-test.yml b/.github/workflows/go-test.yml
index 51d1930..ed76ecf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go-test.yml
@@ -30,5 +30,5 @@ jobs:
           export TZ='America/Los_Angeles' # Force the time zone so that test output is consistent
           sudo chmod 0755 -R /usr/share/zsh/ || true  # Work around a weird bug where zsh on ubuntu actiosn gives that diretory 0777 which makes zsh refuse to start
           sudo hostname ghaction-runner-hostname || true # Set a consistent hostname so we can run tests that depend on it
-          sudo scutil --set HostName ghaction-runner-hostname
+          sudo scutil --set HostName ghaction-runner-hostname || true
           make test
diff --git a/client/lib/lib.go b/client/lib/lib.go
index 6a17954..ff956d7 100644
--- a/client/lib/lib.go
+++ b/client/lib/lib.go
@@ -178,7 +178,8 @@ func buildCustomColumns(ctx *context.Context) (data.CustomColumns, error) {
 		}
 		err = cmd.Wait()
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to execute custom command named %v (stdout=%#v, stderr=%#v)", cc.ColumnName, stdout.String(), stderr.String())
+			// Log a warning, but don't crash. This way commands can exit with a different status and still work.
+			hctx.GetLogger().Printf("failed to execute custom command named %v (stdout=%#v, stderr=%#v)", cc.ColumnName, stdout.String(), stderr.String())
 		}
 		ccv := data.CustomColumn{
 			Name: cc.ColumnName,