diff --git a/src/neo/Plugins/Plugin.cs b/src/neo/Plugins/Plugin.cs
index 61af339936..b8d775b95c 100644
--- a/src/neo/Plugins/Plugin.cs
+++ b/src/neo/Plugins/Plugin.cs
@@ -66,7 +66,11 @@ private static void ConfigWatcher_Changed(object sender, FileSystemEventArgs e)
             switch (GetExtension(e.Name))
             {
                 case ".json":
-                    Plugins.FirstOrDefault(p => p.ConfigFile == e.FullPath)?.Configure();
+                    try
+                    {
+                        Plugins.FirstOrDefault(p => p.ConfigFile == e.FullPath)?.Configure();
+                    }
+                    catch (FormatException) { }
                     break;
                 case ".dll":
                     if (e.ChangeType != WatcherChangeTypes.Created) return;