diff --git a/conda_forge_tick/auto_tick.py b/conda_forge_tick/auto_tick.py
index 109680bef..b138238b2 100644
--- a/conda_forge_tick/auto_tick.py
+++ b/conda_forge_tick/auto_tick.py
@@ -670,7 +670,9 @@ def _run_migrator_on_feedstock_branch(
         logger.exception("NON GITHUB ERROR")
 
         # we don't set bad for rerendering errors
-        if "conda smithy rerender -c auto --no-check-uptodate" not in str(e):
+        if "conda smithy rerender -c auto --no-check-uptodate" not in str(
+            e
+        ) and "Failed to rerender" not in str(e):
             with attrs["pr_info"] as pri:
                 pri["bad"] = {
                     "exception": str(e),