diff --git a/lib/Cake/Error/ExceptionRenderer.php b/lib/Cake/Error/ExceptionRenderer.php
index 3da88679e09..04190eba502 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Error/ExceptionRenderer.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Error/ExceptionRenderer.php
@@ -153,9 +153,20 @@ protected function _getController($exception) {
 			try {
 				$controller = new CakeErrorController($request, $response);
 				$controller->startupProcess();
+				$startup = true;
 			} catch (Exception $e) {
-				if (!empty($controller) && $controller->Components->enabled('RequestHandler')) {
+				$startup = false;
+			}
+			// Retry RequestHandler, as another aspect of startupProcess()
+			// could have failed. Ignore any exceptions out of startup, as
+			// there could be userland input data parsers.
+			if ($startup === false &&
+				!empty($controller) &&
+				$controller->Components->enabled('RequestHandler')
+			) {
+				try {
 					$controller->RequestHandler->startup($controller);
+				} catch (Exception $e) {
 				}
 			}
 		}