diff --git a/apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs b/apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
index 41e2d27..3e2a9b8 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/apps/desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -178,8 +178,12 @@ pub fn run() {
                     show_main(app);
                 }
             });
+            // Linux: registering runs update-desktop-database and xdg-mime, which a minimal system may not have; a
+            // missing tool must not stop the app (it then only misses storebound:// links)
             #[cfg(any(target_os = "linux", all(debug_assertions, windows)))]
-            app.deep_link().register_all()?;
+            if let Err(e) = app.deep_link().register_all() {
+                logs::host("warn", &format!("storebound:// links not registered: {e}"));
+            }
             let handle = app.handle().clone();
             app.deep_link().on_open_url(move |e| handle_deep_link(&handle, &e.urls()));
             if let Ok(Some(urls)) = app.deep_link().get_current() {