diff --git a/src/MonoDevelop.TemplateCreator/MonoDevelop.Templating/TemplatingEngine.cs b/src/MonoDevelop.TemplateCreator/MonoDevelop.Templating/TemplatingEngine.cs
index 954f018..fe008e9 100644
--- a/src/MonoDevelop.TemplateCreator/MonoDevelop.Templating/TemplatingEngine.cs
+++ b/src/MonoDevelop.TemplateCreator/MonoDevelop.Templating/TemplatingEngine.cs
@@ -92,7 +92,12 @@ public void LoadTemplates ()
 
 			foreach (string folder in TemplatingServices.Options.TemplateFolders) {
 				if (Directory.Exists (folder)) {
-					settingsLoader.UserTemplateCache.Scan (folder);
+					try {
+						settingsLoader.UserTemplateCache.Scan (folder);
+					} catch (Exception ex) {
+						string message = string.Format ("Unable to load templates from folder '{0}.", folder);
+						TemplatingServices.LogError (message, ex);
+					}
 				}
 			}