diff --git a/ct/archivebox.sh b/ct/archivebox.sh
index 20bc8894c..d8fedeb35 100644
--- a/ct/archivebox.sh
+++ b/ct/archivebox.sh
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@ EOF
   ln -sf /opt/archivebox/venv/bin/archivebox /usr/local/bin/archivebox
   cd /opt/archivebox/data
   $STD sudo -u archivebox /opt/archivebox/venv/bin/archivebox init
-  $STD sudo -u archivebox /opt/archivebox/venv/bin/archivebox install
+  # npm refuses the git dependency behind @postlight/parser, so treat extractors as optional.
+  $STD sudo -u archivebox /opt/archivebox/venv/bin/archivebox install ||
+    msg_warn "Some extractors stayed unavailable - ArchiveBox runs without them"
   msg_ok "Updated ArchiveBox"
 
   msg_info "Starting Service"
diff --git a/install/archivebox-install.sh b/install/archivebox-install.sh
index 3a7ccb54d..6a697906d 100644
--- a/install/archivebox-install.sh
+++ b/install/archivebox-install.sh
@@ -57,8 +57,13 @@ $STD sudo -u archivebox /opt/archivebox/venv/bin/archivebox config --set "BASE_U
 msg_ok "Initialized ArchiveBox"
 
 msg_info "Installing Extractors"
-$STD sudo -u archivebox /opt/archivebox/venv/bin/archivebox install
-msg_ok "Installed Extractors"
+# One unreachable extractor must not sink the install: @postlight/parser pulls a git
+# dependency that npm refuses, and readability covers the same job.
+if $STD sudo -u archivebox /opt/archivebox/venv/bin/archivebox install; then
+  msg_ok "Installed Extractors"
+else
+  msg_warn "Some extractors stayed unavailable - ArchiveBox runs without them"
+fi
 
 msg_info "Creating Service"
 cat <<EOF >/etc/systemd/system/archivebox.service