diff --git a/scripts/sync.sh b/scripts/sync.sh
index aee2054..1aaf71a 100755
--- a/scripts/sync.sh
+++ b/scripts/sync.sh
@@ -271,13 +271,17 @@ function create_workspace {
 }
 
 function format {
-	header "FORMATTING"
-	local -r repo_path=$1
-	(
-		cd "$repo_path"
-		npm ci --legacy-peer-deps
-		npx prettier --write "*.md" .github
-	)
+  header "FORMATTING"
+  local -r repo_path=$1
+  if [ ! -f "$repo_path/package.json" ]; then
+    echo "Skipping formatting as package.json does not exist in $repo_path"
+    return
+  fi
+  (
+    cd "$repo_path"
+    npm ci --legacy-peer-deps
+    npx prettier --write "*.md" .github
+  )
 }
 
 function install_dependencies_on_ci {