diff --git a/endpoints/v2/manifest.py b/endpoints/v2/manifest.py
index 405903aa7..da4fccbd8 100644
--- a/endpoints/v2/manifest.py
+++ b/endpoints/v2/manifest.py
@@ -379,7 +379,6 @@ def _write_manifest(namespace, repo_name, manifest):
       if v1_image.storage.content_checksum != digest_str:
         logger.error('Checksum mismatch on V1 layer %s (#%s): Expected digest %s, found %s',
                      v1_mdata.docker_id, v1_image.id, digest_str, v1_image.storage.content_checksum)
-        abort(500)
       continue
 
     # Lookup the parent image for the layer, if any.