diff --git a/src/opnsense/scripts/dhcp/unbound_watcher.py b/src/opnsense/scripts/dhcp/unbound_watcher.py
index 258894d35..17933eb50 100755
--- a/src/opnsense/scripts/dhcp/unbound_watcher.py
+++ b/src/opnsense/scripts/dhcp/unbound_watcher.py
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ def unbound_control(commands, input=None, output_stream=None):
         nl='\n'
         input_string = f'{nl.join(input)}{nl}'
 
+    # XXX invoke can fail (non-zero exit code), but unclear why and what to do
     subprocess.run(['/usr/sbin/chroot', '-u', 'unbound', '-g', 'unbound', '/',
                     '/usr/local/sbin/unbound-control', '-c', '/var/unbound/unbound.conf'] + commands,
-                   input=input_string, stdout=output_stream, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
-                   text=True, check=True)
+                   input=input_string, stdout=output_stream, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, text=True)
 
     if output_stream:
         output_stream.seek(0)