--- a/scripts/runpod_deploy.py
+++ b/scripts/runpod_deploy.py
@@ -352,11 +352,11 @@ def main():
     # Query available GPUs (global availability)
     gpus = get_available_gpu_types()

     if not gpus:
-        print("\nERROR: No GPUs available with ≥16GB VRAM in SECURE cloud")
-        print("\n💡 TIP: This checks global availability. EUR-IS specific availability")
-        print("        is checked during deployment via REST API.")
-        sys.exit(1)
+        print("\n⚠️  WARNING: No GPUs found with global secure cloud availability")
+        print("            Proceeding to deployment anyway (REST API will check EUR-IS-1)")
+        print("            This may fail if no GPUs are available in EUR-IS-1\n")
+        # Don't exit - let REST API check EUR-IS-1 availability
+        # sys.exit(1)  # REMOVED: This prevented trying EUR-IS-1 deployment

     print(f"\n✅ Found {len(gpus)} GPU type(s) to try")