diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 81234d418..70096feec 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ verify: build
 	hack/verify-gofmt.sh
 	hack/verify-golint.sh
 	hack/verify-govet.sh
-	hack/verify-godeps.sh
+	hack/verify-godeps.sh || true # remove this to make godepchecker's warnings actionable
 .PHONY: verify
 
 # Install travis dependencies
diff --git a/hack/verify-godeps.sh b/hack/verify-godeps.sh
index ff40bd05e..538beb5c9 100755
--- a/hack/verify-godeps.sh
+++ b/hack/verify-godeps.sh
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ S2I_ROOT=$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE}")/..
 source "${S2I_ROOT}/hack/common.sh"
 
 s2i::build::build_binaries tools/godepchecker
-_output/local/go/bin/godepchecker || true # remove this to make godepchecker's warnings actionable
+_output/local/go/bin/godepchecker