diff --git a/cli/chain.go b/cli/chain.go
index 0fa999d1746..643de8f5b1c 100644
--- a/cli/chain.go
+++ b/cli/chain.go
@@ -466,6 +466,9 @@ var chainInspectUsage = &cli.Command{
 
 			code, err := lookupActorCode(m.Message.To)
 			if err != nil {
+				if strings.Contains(err.Error(), types.ErrActorNotFound.Error()) {
+					continue
+				}
 				return err
 			}