diff --git a/.changeset/empty-pillows-peel.md b/.changeset/empty-pillows-peel.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f76612d4ad4d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/empty-pillows-peel.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'create-astro': patch
+---
+
+Don't exit if dependencies fail to install
diff --git a/packages/create-astro/src/actions/dependencies.ts b/packages/create-astro/src/actions/dependencies.ts
index fe5e6f777d5a2..50694c675a631 100644
--- a/packages/create-astro/src/actions/dependencies.ts
+++ b/packages/create-astro/src/actions/dependencies.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import type { Context } from './context';
 
 import { execa } from 'execa';
-import { error, info, spinner, title } from '../messages.js';
+import { error, info, spinner, title, warn } from '../messages.js';
 
 export async function dependencies(
 	ctx: Pick<Context, 'install' | 'yes' | 'prompt' | 'pkgManager' | 'cwd' | 'dryRun'>
@@ -25,12 +25,15 @@ export async function dependencies(
 		await spinner({
 			start: `Dependencies installing with ${ctx.pkgManager}...`,
 			end: 'Dependencies installed',
-			while: () =>
-				install({ pkgManager: ctx.pkgManager, cwd: ctx.cwd }).catch((e) => {
-					// eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+			while: () => {
+				return install({ pkgManager: ctx.pkgManager, cwd: ctx.cwd }).catch((e) => {
 					error('error', e);
-					process.exit(1);
-				}),
+					warn(
+						'warning',
+						'Dependencies failed to install, please install them manually after setup.'
+					);
+				});
+			},
 		});
 	} else {
 		await info(
diff --git a/packages/create-astro/src/messages.ts b/packages/create-astro/src/messages.ts
index 9121ad60f74c6..a635d91436836 100644
--- a/packages/create-astro/src/messages.ts
+++ b/packages/create-astro/src/messages.ts
@@ -94,6 +94,15 @@ export const info = async (prefix: string, text: string) => {
 	}
 };
 
+export const warn = async (prefix: string, text: string) => {
+	if (stdout.columns < 80) {
+		log(`${' '.repeat(5)} ${color.yellow('◼')}  ${color.yellow(prefix)}`);
+		log(`${' '.repeat(9)}${color.dim(text)}`);
+	} else {
+		log(`${' '.repeat(5)} ${color.yellow('◼')}  ${color.yellow(prefix)} ${color.dim(text)}`);
+	}
+};
+
 export const error = async (prefix: string, text: string) => {
 	if (stdout.columns < 80) {
 		log(`${' '.repeat(5)} ${color.red('▲')}  ${color.red(prefix)}`);