diff --git a/.changeset/beige-cobras-train.md b/.changeset/beige-cobras-train.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d86ae15fc35a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/beige-cobras-train.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"wrangler": patch
+---
+
+fix: print instructions even if installPackages fails to fetch npm packages
diff --git a/packages/wrangler/src/index.tsx b/packages/wrangler/src/index.tsx
index f7b639eb97e4..0481777c2082 100644
--- a/packages/wrangler/src/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/wrangler/src/index.tsx
@@ -759,7 +759,17 @@ function createCLIParser(argv: string[]) {
         }
       }
       // install packages as the final step of init
-      await installPackages(shouldRunPackageManagerInstall, devDepsToInstall);
+      try {
+        await installPackages(shouldRunPackageManagerInstall, devDepsToInstall);
+      } catch (e) {
+        // fetching packages could fail due to loss of internet, etc
+        // we should let folks know we failed to fetch, but their
+        // workers project is still ready to go
+        logger.error(e instanceof Error ? e.message : e);
+        instructions.push(
+          "\n🚨 wrangler was unable to fetch your npm packages, but your project is ready to go"
+        );
+      }
 
       // let users know what to do now
       instructions.forEach((instruction) => logger.log(instruction));