diff --git a/scripts/common/adaptive_bench_lib.sh b/scripts/common/adaptive_bench_lib.sh
index a9b7151..10c4e84 100755
--- a/scripts/common/adaptive_bench_lib.sh
+++ b/scripts/common/adaptive_bench_lib.sh
@@ -945,9 +945,9 @@ PY
       adaptive_run_shape "$tp" "$dp" "$mark" "$isl" "$osl" "$config_root"
 
       if (( ADAPTIVE_FATAL_WORKLOAD == 1 )); then
-        log "ERROR: invalid synthetic workload; aborting remaining searches"
-        abort_all=1
-        break
+        log "WARNING: invalid workload for tp=${tp} dp=${dp} isl=${isl} osl=${osl}; skipping shape, continuing next"
+        ADAPTIVE_FATAL_WORKLOAD=0
+        continue
       fi
       if (( ADAPTIVE_SKIP_CONFIG == 1 )); then
         log "config skip requested; reason=${ADAPTIVE_SKIP_CONFIG_REASON:-unknown}; skipping remaining shapes for tp=${tp} dp=${dp}"