diff --git a/common/bootstrap/tasks/ubuntu.yml b/common/bootstrap/tasks/ubuntu.yml
index 2a282a3..c498593 100644
--- a/common/bootstrap/tasks/ubuntu.yml
+++ b/common/bootstrap/tasks/ubuntu.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     name: "*"
     state: latest
     update_cache: yes
+  ignore_errors: "{{ bootstrap_ignore_update_errors | default('no') }}"
 
 - name: manage packages
   apt: