diff --git a/.config/kak/autoload/filetype.kak b/.config/kak/autoload/filetype.kak
index b4713d2f..3d892f4d 100644
--- a/.config/kak/autoload/filetype.kak
+++ b/.config/kak/autoload/filetype.kak
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ hook global WinSetOption filetype=python %{
 	# set-option window expandtab true
 	# set-option window softtabstop 4
 	set-option window formatcmd "ruff format -"
-	hook -group python-auto-format window BufWritePre .* format
+	hook -group python-auto-format window BufWritePre .* %{
+    	try format
+	}
 	hook -once -always WinSetOption filetype=.* %{
 		unset-option window formatcmd
 		remove-hooks window python-auto-format