Skipping Sophomore Summer Internship?

Rising junior at a low-semi target with an ER internship lined up at a MM bank for Summer 2026. I had an unpaid internship during my freshman summer and am unable to find anything so far for this summer. Given that it's late in the game, is it acceptable for me to just work some regular job this summer? Would it be a red flag to my bank for junior summer if i had an internship in freshman summer and then stopped for a year?

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