diff --git a/examples/shader/compute_shader_game_of_life.rs b/examples/shader/compute_shader_game_of_life.rs
index 48fac29e7b..cb7d283d1e 100644
--- a/examples/shader/compute_shader_game_of_life.rs
+++ b/examples/shader/compute_shader_game_of_life.rs
@@ -229,6 +229,8 @@ impl render_graph::Node for GameOfLifeNode {
                     CachedPipelineState::Ok(_) => {
                         self.state = GameOfLifeState::Init;
                     }
+                    // If the shader hasn't loaded yet, just wait.
+                    CachedPipelineState::Err(PipelineCacheError::ShaderNotLoaded(_)) => {}
                     CachedPipelineState::Err(err) => {
                         panic!("Initializing assets/{SHADER_ASSET_PATH}:\n{err}")
                     }