diff --git a/generate.yml b/generate.yml
index 566fdf3..557d7c2 100755
--- a/generate.yml
+++ b/generate.yml
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@
       uri:
         url: "https://api.github.com/repos/robertdebock/ansible-role-{{ role_name }}/contributors"
       register: github_contributors
+      failed_when: no
 
     - name: generate secure hash
       command: "/usr/bin/travis encrypt --pro robertdebock:{{ secure.slack_token }} --no-interactive"
diff --git a/templates/README.md.j2 b/templates/README.md.j2
index e34ef69..aa75d00 100644
--- a/templates/README.md.j2
+++ b/templates/README.md.j2
@@ -143,11 +143,13 @@ image="debian" tag="stable" tox
 
 I'd like to thank everybody that made contributions to this repository. It motivates me, improves the code and is just fun to collaborate.
 
+{% if github_contributors.json is defined and contributor.login is defined %}
 {% for contributor in github_contributors.json %}{% if contributor.login != "robertdebock" %}
 - [{{ contributor.login }}](https://github.com/{{ contributor.login }})
 {% endif %}
 {% endfor %}
 {% endif %}
+{% endif %}
 
 ## [Author Information](#author-information)