diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4cee342..9c48b46 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "readme": "ERROR: No README data found!",
     "_id": "@lumeweb/node-library-preset@0.1.0",
     "scripts": {
-        "prepare": "presetter bootstrap",
+        "prepare": "bash -c 'if command -v presetter &> /dev/null; then presetter bootstrap; fi'",
         "build": "run build",
         "semantic-release": "semantic-release"
     },