diff --git a/.github/workflows/process_metadata.yml b/.github/workflows/process_metadata.yml
index 5117c9e5a67a..6e650975ffda 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/process_metadata.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/process_metadata.yml
@@ -92,11 +92,14 @@ jobs:
         # Pin action to full length commit SHA
         uses: stdlib-js/metadata-action@3ccf68f24c51ae23470319e8e5619d539df8212b # v3.0.0
 
+        # Continue with subsequent steps even when this step fails (e.g., due to a non-YAML comment body) in order to "pass" the job and not trigger failure e-mails/notifications:
+        continue-on-error: true
+
       # Check the metadata for directives to send tweets:
       - name: 'Send tweets'
 
-        # Only run this step if a user has write access:
-        if: steps.assert-write-access.outcome == 'success'
+        # Only run this step if a user has write access and metadata was successfully extracted:
+        if: steps.assert-write-access.outcome == 'success' && steps.extract-metadata.outcome == 'success'
 
         # Pin action to full length commit SHA
         uses: stdlib-js/metadata-tweet-action@8e9b688c86150797c1c7f60bc8f7c9a9a30e10fe # v2.0.0
@@ -111,8 +114,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'Check metadata for workflow dispatch directives'
         id: check-workflow-dispatch
 
-        # Only run this step if a user has write access:
-        if: steps.assert-write-access.outcome == 'success'
+        # Only run this step if a user has write access and metadata was successfully extracted:
+        if: steps.assert-write-access.outcome == 'success' && steps.extract-metadata.outcome == 'success'
 
         env:
           METADATA: ${{ steps.extract-metadata.outputs.metadata }}