diff --git a/.github/files/renovate-post-upgrade.sh b/.github/files/renovate-post-upgrade.sh
index e5fa9b2f047f..c94bc30ff532 100755
--- a/.github/files/renovate-post-upgrade.sh
+++ b/.github/files/renovate-post-upgrade.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export CI=1
 BASE="$PWD"
 BRANCH="$1"
 CHANGEFILE="$(sed 's/[<>:"/\\|?*]/-/g' <<<"$BRANCH")"
+EXIT=0
 
 . "$BASE/tools/includes/changelogger.sh"
 . "$BASE/tools/includes/alpha-tag.sh"
@@ -47,10 +48,9 @@ cd "$BASE"
 TMP=$(< pnpm-workspace.yaml )
 pnpm config set --location project strict-peer-dependencies false
 pnpm config set --location project strict-dep-builds false
-EXIT=0
+pnpm config set --location project allow-unused-patches true
 pnpm install || EXIT=$?
 echo "$TMP" > pnpm-workspace.yaml
-[[ $EXIT == 0 ]] || exit $EXIT
 
 # Install changelogger too.
 cd "$BASE/projects/packages/changelogger"
@@ -73,9 +73,11 @@ done
 
 if ! $ANY; then
 	echo "No projects are touched in this renovate PR, so nothing to do."
-	exit 0
+	exit $EXIT
 fi
 
 # Update deps and lock files.
 echo "Updating dependencies on changed projects"
 tools/check-intra-monorepo-deps.sh -ua -n "${CHANGEFILE}"
+
+exit $EXIT