diff --git a/src/std/fwlib/blockTypes/kubectl.nix b/src/std/fwlib/blockTypes/kubectl.nix
index 1e460688..ddc7d42f 100644
--- a/src/std/fwlib/blockTypes/kubectl.nix
+++ b/src/std/fwlib/blockTypes/kubectl.nix
@@ -168,8 +168,10 @@ in
         } "$manifest_path/";
         }
 
+        set +o errexit
         diff
         ret=$?
+        set -o errexit
         if [[ $ret == 0 ]] || [[ $ret == 1 ]]; then
           ${askUserToProceedSnippet "apply" "run"}
         fi