diff --git a/agent-node/bootstrap_installer.py b/agent-node/bootstrap_installer.py
index b14ebeb..e54355c 100644
--- a/agent-node/bootstrap_installer.py
+++ b/agent-node/bootstrap_installer.py
@@ -100,9 +100,10 @@
     if not os.path.exists(req_file):
         _print("No requirements.txt found — skipping dependency install.")
         return
-    _print("Installing Python dependencies ...")
+    _print("Installing Python dependencies (resilient mode) ...")
+    # Using --ignore-installed to bypass "no RECORD file found" metadata errors common on Mac/Anaconda
     subprocess.check_call(
-        [sys.executable, "-m", "pip", "install", "-r", req_file, "--quiet"],
+        [sys.executable, "-m", "pip", "install", "-r", req_file, "--quiet", "--ignore-installed"],
         cwd=install_dir
     )
     _print("Dependencies installed.")