diff --git a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/ec/ssh/Paramiko.py b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/ec/ssh/Paramiko.py
index 018b6796..09e59358 100644
--- a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/ec/ssh/Paramiko.py
+++ b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/ec/ssh/Paramiko.py
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
-import paramiko  # type: ignore[import-untyped] # error: Library stubs not installed for "paramiko"
-import paramiko.agent  # type: ignore[import-untyped]
-import paramiko.SCPClient  # type: ignore[import-untyped]
+# Tolerate missing paramiko imports. jw-pkg is designed to work with what it
+# finds.
+import paramiko  # type: ignore[import-untyped,import-not-found] # error: Library stubs not installed for "paramiko"
+import paramiko.agent  # type: ignore[import-untyped,import-not-found]
+import paramiko.SCPClient  # type: ignore[import-untyped,import-not-found]
 
 from ...base import Result
 from ...log import ERR, log