diff --git a/bin/boot_server_in_docker b/bin/boot_server_in_docker
index 23aab408..806839c0 100755
--- a/bin/boot_server_in_docker
+++ b/bin/boot_server_in_docker
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ if [[ "${SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_LOAD_FIXTURE_DATA:-}" == "true" ]]; then
   workers=1
 fi
 
+SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_FAIL_ON_INVALID_PROCESS_MODELS=false poetry run python bin/save_all_bpmn.py
+
 export IS_GUNICORN="true"
 export PROCESS_WAITING_MESSAGES="true"
 
diff --git a/bin/run_server_locally b/bin/run_server_locally
index 45cbfbed..087e5033 100755
--- a/bin/run_server_locally
+++ b/bin/run_server_locally
@@ -32,5 +32,6 @@ else
     export PROCESS_WAITING_MESSAGES="true"
   fi
   export FLASK_DEBUG=1
+  SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_FAIL_ON_INVALID_PROCESS_MODELS=false poetry run python bin/save_all_bpmn.py
   FLASK_APP=src/spiffworkflow_backend poetry run flask run -p 7000
 fi
diff --git a/bin/save_all_bpmn.py b/bin/save_all_bpmn.py
index 89dbdbbc..97f2908e 100644
--- a/bin/save_all_bpmn.py
+++ b/bin/save_all_bpmn.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """Grabs tickets from csv and makes process instances."""
+import os
 from spiffworkflow_backend import get_hacked_up_app_for_script
 from spiffworkflow_backend.services.data_setup_service import DataSetupService
 
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ def main() -> None:
         failing_process_models = DataSetupService.save_all()
         for bpmn_errors in failing_process_models:
             print(bpmn_errors)
-        if len(failing_process_models) > 0:
+        if os.environ.get('SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_FAIL_ON_INVALID_PROCESS_MODELS') != "false" and len(failing_process_models) > 0:
             exit(1)