diff --git a/configure.sh b/configure.sh
index 5f33294..294bc2f 100755
--- a/configure.sh
+++ b/configure.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ configure(){
     echo -e "APT::Install-Recommends "0";
 APT::Install-Suggests "0";" | tee /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01norecommend >/dev/null
 
-    sed -i "s/.*PermitRootLogin.*/PermitRootLogin prohibit-password/g" /etc/ssh/sshd_config
+    sed -i "s/.*PermitRootLogin.*/PermitRootLogin prohibit-password/g" /etc/ssh/sshd_config || true
     sed -i "s/.*Host \*.*/Host \*/g" /etc/ssh/ssh_config
     sed -i "/.*HashKnownHosts.*/d" /etc/ssh/ssh_config
     sed -i "/.*HostKeyAlgorithms.*/d" /etc/ssh/ssh_config
@@ -83,4 +83,4 @@ done;
 if $DO_SYS_CONFIG; then
     configure
 fi
-personalize $DO_INSTALL
\ No newline at end of file
+personalize $DO_INSTALL