diff --git a/pv2/importer/operation.py b/pv2/importer/operation.py
index 57aafc6..dd91558 100644
--- a/pv2/importer/operation.py
+++ b/pv2/importer/operation.py
@@ -786,9 +786,11 @@ class GitImport(Import):
                 pass
 
         if not metafile_to_use:
-            print('Source: There was no metadata file found. Skipping import attempt.')
-            self.perform_cleanup([source_git_repo_path, dest_git_repo_path])
-            return False
+            #print('Source: There was no metadata file found. Skipping import attempt.')
+            print('Source: There was no metadata file found. Import may not work correctly.')
+            metafile_to_use = {}
+            #self.perform_cleanup([source_git_repo_path, dest_git_repo_path])
+            #return False
 
         sources_dict = self.parse_metadata_file(metafile_to_use)
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 986f407..c7eae74 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "pv2"
-version = "0.12.0"
+version = "0.12.1"
 description = "PV2 backend framework module"
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [