diff --git a/cloudformation/templates/1-main.yml b/cloudformation/templates/1-main.yml
index d8ecd86e..c7bff6f8 100644
--- a/cloudformation/templates/1-main.yml
+++ b/cloudformation/templates/1-main.yml
@@ -58,11 +58,13 @@ Metadata:
           - ResponseHeadersPolicy
       - Label:
           default: App CodePipeline information
-        Parameters: 
+        Parameters:
           - GitHubConnectionArn
           - GitHubRepo
           - GitHubBranch
           - CreateS3Bucket
+          - BundlesGitHubRepo
+          - BundlesGitHubTriggerBranch
           - ViteAlternateMatomoUrl
           - ViteAlternateMatomoSiteId
           - ViteAlternateMatomoSubdomain
@@ -202,6 +204,12 @@ Parameters:
   GitHubConnectionArn:
     Description: Can be found or created in CodePipeline console, settings, connections.
     Type: String
+  BundlesGitHubRepo:
+    Type: String
+    Description: GitHub repo name for the bundles repo (e.g. edanalytics/earthmover_edfi_bundles)
+  BundlesGitHubTriggerBranch:
+    Type: String
+    Description: Branch of the bundles repo whose merges should trigger an executor image rebuild.
   CreateS3Bucket:
     Type: String
     Description: Create the S3 bucket named 'codepipeline-artifact-store-{AWS::Region}-{AWS::AccountId}'?  Do not change this value if updating an existing stack.
@@ -467,6 +475,8 @@ Resources:
         GitHubBranch: !Ref GitHubBranch
         GitHubConnectionArn: !Ref GitHubConnectionArn
         GitHubRepo: !Ref GitHubRepo
+        BundlesGitHubRepo: !Ref BundlesGitHubRepo
+        BundlesGitHubTriggerBranch: !Ref BundlesGitHubTriggerBranch
         CreateS3Bucket: 'The S3 Bucket already exists'
   EcsStack:
     Type: AWS::CloudFormation::Stack
@@ -497,4 +507,4 @@ Resources:
 Outputs:
   TemplateVersion:
     Description: The version of the cloudformation template
-    Value: '2.0.2'
+    Value: '2.0.3'
diff --git a/cloudformation/templates/code-pipeline-executor.yml b/cloudformation/templates/code-pipeline-executor.yml
index a6f903f6..197221ea 100644
--- a/cloudformation/templates/code-pipeline-executor.yml
+++ b/cloudformation/templates/code-pipeline-executor.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ Parameters:
   GitHubBranch:
     Type: String
     Description: Name of the branch in the GitHub repo to build from.
+  BundlesGitHubRepo:
+    Type: String
+    Description: GitHub repo name for the bundles repo
+  BundlesGitHubTriggerBranch:
+    Type: String
+    Description: Branch of the bundles repo whose merges should trigger a rebuild.
   CreateS3Bucket:
     Type: String
     Description: Create the S3 bucket named 'job-executor-codepipeline-artifact-store-{AWS::Region}-{AWS::AccountId}'?  Do not change this value if updating an existing stack.
@@ -119,6 +125,13 @@ Resources:
                   Includes:
                     - 'executor/**'
           ProviderType: CodeStarSourceConnection
+        - GitConfiguration:
+            SourceActionName: BundlesSource
+            Push:
+              - Branches:
+                  Includes:
+                    - !Ref BundlesGitHubTriggerBranch
+          ProviderType: CodeStarSourceConnection
       Stages:
         - Name: SourceStage
           Actions:
@@ -137,6 +150,21 @@ Resources:
               OutputArtifacts:
                 - Name: SourceArtifact
               Region: !Ref 'AWS::Region'
+            - Name: BundlesSource
+              ActionTypeId:
+                Category: Source
+                Owner: AWS
+                Provider: CodeStarSourceConnection
+                Version: 1
+              RunOrder: 1
+              Configuration:
+                BranchName: !Ref BundlesGitHubTriggerBranch
+                ConnectionArn: !Ref GitHubConnectionArn
+                FullRepositoryId: !Ref BundlesGitHubRepo
+                OutputArtifactFormat: CODE_ZIP
+              OutputArtifacts:
+                - Name: BundlesArtifact
+              Region: !Ref 'AWS::Region'
         - Name: BuildStage
           Actions:
             - Name: Build
@@ -160,6 +188,7 @@ Resources:
                 - Name: BuildArtifact
               InputArtifacts:
                 - Name: SourceArtifact
+                - Name: BundlesArtifact # codebuild requires this be declared
               Region: !Ref 'AWS::Region'
               Namespace: BuildVariables
   
diff --git a/cloudformation/templates/x-parameter-values.md b/cloudformation/templates/x-parameter-values.md
index 39e8057d..3b57763c 100644
--- a/cloudformation/templates/x-parameter-values.md
+++ b/cloudformation/templates/x-parameter-values.md
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ Please note that descriptions, values, and available parameters may evolve over
 - **GitHubConnectionArn** - ARN of the GitHub Connection that was created as a prerequisite to deploying Runway.
 - **GitHubRepo** - Name of the forked Runway Github repository.
 - **GitHubBranch** - Name of the branch in the GitHub repo to build from.
+- **BundlesGitHubRepo** - GitHub repo name for the bundles repo
+- **BundlesGitHubTriggerBranch** - Branch of the bundles repo whose merges should trigger a rebuild
 - **CreateS3Bucket** - Choose whether to create S3 bucket named 'codepipeline-artifact-store-{AWS::Region}-{AWS::AccountId}' in your AWS account. Only choose `Create the S3 bucket` for the very first deployment of Runway in your AWS account. Do not change this value if updating an existing stack.
 - **ViteAlternateMatomoUrl** - Internal to EA. Not needed for open-source deployments. Leave blank. 
 - **ViteAlternateMatomoSiteId** - Internal to EA. Not needed for open-source deployments. Leave blank. 
diff --git a/executor/executor/executor.py b/executor/executor/executor.py
index a156a82a..3401a51c 100644
--- a/executor/executor/executor.py
+++ b/executor/executor/executor.py
@@ -208,9 +208,13 @@ def refresh_bundle_code(self):
             subprocess.run(
                 ["git", "-C", config.BUNDLE_DIR, "pull", "--ff-only"]
             ).check_returncode()
-        except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
-            self.error = error.GitPullError()
-            raise
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as err:
+            if self.local_mode:
+                self.error = error.GitPullError()
+                raise
+            self.logger.warning(
+                f"bundle refresh failed in deployed mode; assuming bundle code is already up to date: {err}"
+            )
 
     def earthmover_deps(self):
         """Create the Earthmover runtime environment by installing bundle dependencies"""