diff --git a/scripts/publish-github-action.ts b/scripts/publish-github-action.ts
index 391b25a5..9cfe11af 100755
--- a/scripts/publish-github-action.ts
+++ b/scripts/publish-github-action.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bun
 
-import { $ } from "bun"
+import { $, ShellError } from "bun"
 
 try {
   await $`git tag -d github-v1`
   await $`git push origin :refs/tags/github-v1`
 } catch (e) {
-  if (e instanceof Error && e.message.includes("not found")) {
+  if (e instanceof ShellError && e.stderr.toString().match(/tag \S+ not found/)) {
     console.log("tag not found, continuing...")
   } else {
     throw e