diff --git a/circup/command_utils.py b/circup/command_utils.py
index bd1404b..4a43ce6 100644
--- a/circup/command_utils.py
+++ b/circup/command_utils.py
@@ -108,17 +108,10 @@ def ensure_latest_bundle(bundle):
         for platform in PLATFORMS:
             # missing directories (new platform added on an existing install
             # or side effect of pytest or network errors)
-            # print(
-            #     f"checking dir: {bundle.lib_dir(platform)} = "
-            #     f"{os.path.isdir(bundle.lib_dir(platform))}",
-            #     file=sys.stderr,
-            # )
-            # pylint: disable=unreachable
-            raise RuntimeError(
+            print(
                 f"checking dir: {bundle.lib_dir(platform)} = "
                 f"{os.path.isdir(bundle.lib_dir(platform))}"
             )
-
             do_update = do_update or not os.path.isdir(bundle.lib_dir(platform))
     else:
         do_update = True
diff --git a/tests/test_circup.py b/tests/test_circup.py
index ebe37f3..395e03d 100644
--- a/tests/test_circup.py
+++ b/tests/test_circup.py
@@ -1001,11 +1001,11 @@ def test_ensure_latest_bundle_no_update():
     ) as mock_gb, mock.patch(
         "circup.command_utils.os.path.isfile", return_value=True
     ), mock.patch(
-        "circup.shared.json"
-    ) as mock_json, mock.patch(
+        "circup.bundle.Bundle.current_tag", "12345"
+    ), mock.patch(
         "circup.command_utils.logger"
     ) as mock_logger:
-        mock_json.load.return_value = {TEST_BUNDLE_NAME: "12345"}
+
         bundle = circup.Bundle(TEST_BUNDLE_NAME)
         ensure_latest_bundle(bundle)
         assert mock_gb.call_count == 0