diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 4a5754b..3af9935 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -323,6 +323,17 @@ jobs:
           which micromamba | grep not-on-path/bin
         shell: bash -elo pipefail {0}
 
+  incorrect-condarc:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: ./
+        with:
+          condarc-file: test/condarc.yml
+      - run: |
+          micromamba search pytorch
+        shell: bash -elo pipefail {0}
+
   # not properly testable
   # https://github.com/actions/runner/issues/2347
   # https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/15452
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index ba29ea4..532a53e 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -83526,7 +83526,7 @@ var checkForKnownIssues = (options2) => {
     );
   }
   if (options2.condarcFile && path.basename(options2.condarcFile) !== ".condarc") {
-    throw new Error(
+    core2.warning(
       `You are using a condarc file that is not named '.condarc'. This is currently not supported by micromamba, see https://github.com/mamba-org/mamba/issues/1394`
     );
   }
diff --git a/dist/post.js b/dist/post.js
index 4cfc8e9..ebdc768 100644
--- a/dist/post.js
+++ b/dist/post.js
@@ -78790,7 +78790,7 @@ var checkForKnownIssues = (options2) => {
     );
   }
   if (options2.condarcFile && path.basename(options2.condarcFile) !== ".condarc") {
-    throw new Error(
+    core.warning(
       `You are using a condarc file that is not named '.condarc'. This is currently not supported by micromamba, see https://github.com/mamba-org/mamba/issues/1394`
     );
   }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a4c6a5b..32f9378 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "setup-micromamba",
-  "version": "1.7.1",
+  "version": "1.7.2",
   "private": true,
   "description": "Action to setup micromamba",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/src/options.ts b/src/options.ts
index 5921a49..52e5651 100644
--- a/src/options.ts
+++ b/src/options.ts
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ const checkForKnownIssues = (options: Options) => {
     )
   }
   if (options.condarcFile && path.basename(options.condarcFile) !== '.condarc') {
-    throw new Error(
+    core.warning(
       `You are using a condarc file that is not named '.condarc'. This is currently not supported by micromamba, see https://github.com/mamba-org/mamba/issues/1394`
     )
   }
diff --git a/test/condarc.yml b/test/condarc.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2a64be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/condarc.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+channels:
+  - pytorch