diff --git a/src/servers/launch/LaunchDaemon.cpp b/src/servers/launch/LaunchDaemon.cpp
index 0c7dd8c428..8104c2b6bf 100644
--- a/src/servers/launch/LaunchDaemon.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/launch/LaunchDaemon.cpp
@@ -438,7 +438,13 @@ LaunchDaemon::RegisterExternalEvent(Event* event, const char* name,
 			break;
 		}
 	}
-	return status;
+
+	TRACE("Register external event '%s': %" B_PRId32 "\n", name, status);
+
+	// Even if we failed to find a matching source, we do not want to return an error,
+	// as that will be propagated up the chain and prevent this job from being instantiated.
+	// Jobs will be re-scanned later for unregistered external events.
+	return B_OK;
 }