diff --git a/update.py b/update.py
index 5015e90..873340a 100755
--- a/update.py
+++ b/update.py
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ class Container:
 
     def _pull_images(self) -> None:
         logging.info('  pulling images')
+        if not self._work_dir.is_dir():
+            print(f"Skipping {self._name}, {self._work_dir} does not exist")
+            return
         call(['docker-compose', 'pull', '--ignore-pull-failures', '--quiet'],
                 cwd=self._work_dir)