diff --git a/lib/resolve-environment-action.js b/lib/resolve-environment-action.js
index c9dc83975..bd5571036 100644
--- a/lib/resolve-environment-action.js
+++ b/lib/resolve-environment-action.js
@@ -26,12 +26,14 @@ Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
 const core = __importStar(require("@actions/core"));
 const actions_util_1 = require("./actions-util");
 const api_client_1 = require("./api-client");
+const codeql_1 = require("./codeql");
 const configUtils = __importStar(require("./config-utils"));
 const languages_1 = require("./languages");
 const logging_1 = require("./logging");
 const resolve_environment_1 = require("./resolve-environment");
 const util_1 = require("./util");
 const ACTION_NAME = "resolve-environment";
+const ENVIRONMENT_OUTPUT_NAME = "environment";
 async function run() {
     const startedAt = new Date();
     const logger = (0, logging_1.getActionsLogger)();
@@ -48,12 +50,21 @@ async function run() {
         }
         const workingDirectory = (0, actions_util_1.getOptionalInput)("working-directory");
         const result = await (0, resolve_environment_1.runResolveBuildEnvironment)(config.codeQLCmd, logger, workingDirectory, language);
-        core.setOutput("environment", result);
+        core.setOutput(ENVIRONMENT_OUTPUT_NAME, result);
     }
     catch (unwrappedError) {
         const error = (0, util_1.wrapError)(unwrappedError);
-        core.setFailed(`Failed to resolve a build environment suitable for automatically building your code. ${error.message}`);
-        await (0, actions_util_1.sendStatusReport)(await (0, actions_util_1.createStatusReportBase)(ACTION_NAME, (0, actions_util_1.getActionsStatus)(error), startedAt, error.message, error.stack));
+        if (error instanceof codeql_1.CommandInvocationError) {
+            // If the CLI failed to run successfully for whatever reason,
+            // we just return an empty JSON object and proceed with the workflow.
+            core.setOutput(ENVIRONMENT_OUTPUT_NAME, {});
+            logger.warning(`Failed to resolve a build environment suitable for automatically building your code. ${error.message}`);
+        }
+        else {
+            // For any other error types, something has more seriously gone wrong and we fail.
+            core.setFailed(`Failed to resolve a build environment suitable for automatically building your code. ${error.message}`);
+            await (0, actions_util_1.sendStatusReport)(await (0, actions_util_1.createStatusReportBase)(ACTION_NAME, (0, actions_util_1.getActionsStatus)(error), startedAt, error.message, error.stack));
+        }
         return;
     }
     await (0, actions_util_1.sendStatusReport)(await (0, actions_util_1.createStatusReportBase)(ACTION_NAME, "success", startedAt));
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index 53c25d2bd..4c89b6339 100644
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+++ b/lib/resolve-environment-action.js.map
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diff --git a/src/resolve-environment-action.ts b/src/resolve-environment-action.ts
index b41e0e1db..6a3917e49 100644
--- a/src/resolve-environment-action.ts
+++ b/src/resolve-environment-action.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   sendStatusReport,
 } from "./actions-util";
 import { getGitHubVersion } from "./api-client";
+import { CommandInvocationError } from "./codeql";
 import * as configUtils from "./config-utils";
 import { Language, resolveAlias } from "./languages";
 import { getActionsLogger } from "./logging";
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ import { runResolveBuildEnvironment } from "./resolve-environment";
 import { checkForTimeout, checkGitHubVersionInRange, wrapError } from "./util";
 
 const ACTION_NAME = "resolve-environment";
+const ENVIRONMENT_OUTPUT_NAME = "environment";
 
 async function run() {
   const startedAt = new Date();
@@ -48,21 +50,34 @@ async function run() {
       workingDirectory,
       language
     );
-    core.setOutput("environment", result);
+    core.setOutput(ENVIRONMENT_OUTPUT_NAME, result);
   } catch (unwrappedError) {
     const error = wrapError(unwrappedError);
-    core.setFailed(
-      `Failed to resolve a build environment suitable for automatically building your code. ${error.message}`
-    );
-    await sendStatusReport(
-      await createStatusReportBase(
-        ACTION_NAME,
-        getActionsStatus(error),
-        startedAt,
-        error.message,
-        error.stack
-      )
-    );
+
+    if (error instanceof CommandInvocationError) {
+      // If the CLI failed to run successfully for whatever reason,
+      // we just return an empty JSON object and proceed with the workflow.
+      core.setOutput(ENVIRONMENT_OUTPUT_NAME, {});
+      logger.warning(
+        `Failed to resolve a build environment suitable for automatically building your code. ${error.message}`
+      );
+    } else {
+      // For any other error types, something has more seriously gone wrong and we fail.
+      core.setFailed(
+        `Failed to resolve a build environment suitable for automatically building your code. ${error.message}`
+      );
+
+      await sendStatusReport(
+        await createStatusReportBase(
+          ACTION_NAME,
+          getActionsStatus(error),
+          startedAt,
+          error.message,
+          error.stack
+        )
+      );
+    }
+
     return;
   }