diff --git a/fieldpoc/fieldpoc.py b/fieldpoc/fieldpoc.py
index 02e3381..44ad259 100644
--- a/fieldpoc/fieldpoc.py
+++ b/fieldpoc/fieldpoc.py
@@ -91,4 +91,9 @@ class FieldPOC:
         self.config = config.Config(json.loads(self.config_file_path.read_text()))
 
     def _load_extensions(self):
-        self.extensions = extensions.Extensions(json.loads(pathlib.Path(self.config.extensions.file).read_text()))
+        try:
+            new_extensions = extensions.Extensions(json.loads(pathlib.Path(self.config.extensions.file).read_text()))
+        except:
+            logger.exception("loading extensions failed")
+        else:
+            self.extensions = new_extensions