diff --git a/openpype/pipeline/create/creator_plugins.py b/openpype/pipeline/create/creator_plugins.py
index 4a1630d8ef..9a5d559774 100644
--- a/openpype/pipeline/create/creator_plugins.py
+++ b/openpype/pipeline/create/creator_plugins.py
@@ -437,12 +437,24 @@ def discover_creator_plugins():
 
 
 def discover_legacy_creator_plugins():
+    from openpype.lib import Logger
+
+    log = Logger.get_logger("CreatorDiscover")
+
     plugins = discover(LegacyCreator)
     project_name = os.environ.get("AVALON_PROJECT")
     system_settings = get_system_settings()
     project_settings = get_project_settings(project_name)
     for plugin in plugins:
-        plugin.apply_settings(project_settings, system_settings)
+        try:
+            plugin.apply_settings(project_settings, system_settings)
+        except Exception:
+            log.warning(
+                "Failed to apply settings to loader {}".format(
+                    plugin.__name__
+                ),
+                exc_info=True
+            )
     return plugins
 
 
diff --git a/openpype/pipeline/load/plugins.py b/openpype/pipeline/load/plugins.py
index 7438b3230f..8cba8d8217 100644
--- a/openpype/pipeline/load/plugins.py
+++ b/openpype/pipeline/load/plugins.py
@@ -153,13 +153,24 @@ class SubsetLoaderPlugin(LoaderPlugin):
 
 
 def discover_loader_plugins(project_name=None):
+    from openpype.lib import Logger
+
+    log = Logger.get_logger("LoaderDiscover")
     plugins = discover(LoaderPlugin)
     if not project_name:
         project_name = legacy_io.active_project()
     system_settings = get_system_settings()
     project_settings = get_project_settings(project_name)
     for plugin in plugins:
-        plugin.apply_settings(project_settings, system_settings)
+        try:
+            plugin.apply_settings(project_settings, system_settings)
+        except Exception:
+            log.warning(
+                "Failed to apply settings to loader {}".format(
+                    plugin.__name__
+                ),
+                exc_info=True
+            )
     return plugins