diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 74195fc..0429b5e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ spec:
 | `SECRETS`             | A comma-separated list of `Secrets` namespaced names (`ns1/sec,ns2/sec`)                                                                              | -       |
 | `CONFIGMAPS_SELECTOR` | A label selector to match `ConfigMaps` (`foo=bar`)                                                                                                    | -       |
 | `SECRETS_SELECTOR`    | A label selector to match `Secrets` (`foo=bar`)                                                                                                       | -       |
+| `IGNORE_NOT_FOUND`    | Specifies when not found errors should be ignored                                                                                                     | `false` |
 
 # Contributing
 
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 8e5e39a..18f1cb1 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"path"
 
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 
@@ -47,12 +48,18 @@ func main() {
 	for _, nn := range opts.ConfigMaps {
 		cm, err := client.ConfigMaps(nn.Namespace).Get(ctx, nn.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
 		if err != nil {
+			if errors.IsNotFound(err) && opts.IgnoreNotFound {
+				continue
+			}
 			log.Fatalln("failed to get ConfigMap:", err)
 		}
 		configMaps = append(configMaps, *cm)
 	}
 	for _, nn := range opts.Secrets {
 		sec, err := client.Secrets(nn.Namespace).Get(ctx, nn.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
+		if errors.IsNotFound(err) && opts.IgnoreNotFound {
+			continue
+		}
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatalln("failed to get Secret:", err)
 		}
diff --git a/options/options.go b/options/options.go
index 2a0f96f..5e870cc 100644
--- a/options/options.go
+++ b/options/options.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ type Options struct {
 
 	DefaultMode        os.FileMode
 	Dir                string
+	IgnoreNotFound     bool
 	ConfigMaps         []types.NamespacedName
 	Secrets            []types.NamespacedName
 	ConfigMapsSelector string
@@ -46,6 +47,11 @@ func NewFromEnv() *Options {
 	} else {
 		opts.Dir = "/tmp"
 	}
+	if v, ok := os.LookupEnv("IGNORE_NOT_FOUND"); ok {
+		opts.IgnoreNotFound, _ = strconv.ParseBool(v)
+	} else {
+		opts.IgnoreNotFound = false
+	}
 	if v, ok := os.LookupEnv("CONFIGMAPS"); ok {
 		opts.ConfigMaps = parseNamespacedNames(v)
 	}