diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a26c79d..3eeaab9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -133,8 +133,9 @@ update:
 	@echo "Updating module components..."
 	git submodule foreach \
 		'git pull origin $$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)'
-	cd tomlplusplus && git pull origin $$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
-	cd libxcb-error && git pull origin $$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
+	# In case these libraries haven't been pulled yet, ignore the exit code
+	-cd tomlplusplus && git pull origin $$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
+	-cd libxcb-error && git pull origin $$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
 
 test: build
 	@echo "Be real, you don't want to do this, so we'll abort."