diff --git a/lib/arc-login.js b/lib/arc-login.js
index fedfb1d1..6aa1c309 100644
--- a/lib/arc-login.js
+++ b/lib/arc-login.js
@@ -71,7 +71,12 @@ function getArcKubeconfig() {
             }
             yield az_login.main();
             yield az_login.executeAzCliCommand(`account show`, false);
-            yield az_login.executeAzCliCommand(`extension remove -n connectedk8s`, false);
+            try {
+                yield az_login.executeAzCliCommand(`extension remove -n connectedk8s`, false);
+            }
+            catch (_a) {
+                //ignore if this causes an error
+            }
             yield az_login.executeAzCliCommand(`extension add -n connectedk8s`, false);
             yield az_login.executeAzCliCommand(`extension list`, false);
             const runnerTempDirectory = process.env['RUNNER_TEMP']; // Using process.env until the core libs are updated
diff --git a/src/arc-login.ts b/src/arc-login.ts
index 70054495..73f16bf7 100644
--- a/src/arc-login.ts
+++ b/src/arc-login.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,12 @@ export async function getArcKubeconfig(): Promise<string> {
         }
         await az_login.main();
         await az_login.executeAzCliCommand(`account show`, false);
-        await az_login.executeAzCliCommand(`extension remove -n connectedk8s`, false);
+        try{
+            await az_login.executeAzCliCommand(`extension remove -n connectedk8s`, false);
+        }
+        catch{
+            //ignore if this causes an error
+        }
         await az_login.executeAzCliCommand(`extension add -n connectedk8s`, false);
         await az_login.executeAzCliCommand(`extension list`, false);
         const runnerTempDirectory = process.env['RUNNER_TEMP']; // Using process.env until the core libs are updated