diff --git a/packages/cli/src/tools/config/__tests__/__snapshots__/index-test.js.snap b/packages/cli/src/tools/config/__tests__/__snapshots__/index-test.js.snap
index d695d85b0..02aeb3db5 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/tools/config/__tests__/__snapshots__/index-test.js.snap
+++ b/packages/cli/src/tools/config/__tests__/__snapshots__/index-test.js.snap
@@ -175,3 +175,7 @@ Object {
   },
 }
 `;
+
+exports[`should skip packages that have invalid configuration: dependencies config 1`] = `Object {}`;
+
+exports[`should skip packages that have invalid configuration: logged warning 1`] = `"Package react-native has been ignored because it contains invalid configuration. Reason: Unknown option invalidProperty with value \\"5\\" was found. This is either a typing error or a user mistake. Fixing it will remove this message."`;
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/tools/config/__tests__/index-test.js b/packages/cli/src/tools/config/__tests__/index-test.js
index cba33e1a2..8a58dd9b7 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/tools/config/__tests__/index-test.js
+++ b/packages/cli/src/tools/config/__tests__/index-test.js
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import {
   getTempDirectory,
 } from '../../../../../../jest/helpers';
 
+import {logger} from '@react-native-community/cli-tools';
+
 const DIR = getTempDirectory('resolve_config_path_test');
 
 // Removes string from all key/values within an object
@@ -236,3 +238,21 @@ test('should not add default React Native config when one present', () => {
   const {commands} = loadConfig(DIR);
   expect(commands).toMatchSnapshot();
 });
+
+test('should skip packages that have invalid configuration', () => {
+  writeFiles(DIR, {
+    'node_modules/react-native/package.json': '{}',
+    'node_modules/react-native/react-native.config.js': `module.exports = {
+      invalidProperty: 5
+    }`,
+    'package.json': `{
+      "dependencies": {
+        "react-native": "0.0.1"
+      }
+    }`,
+  });
+  const spy = jest.spyOn(logger, 'warn');
+  const {dependencies} = loadConfig(DIR);
+  expect(dependencies).toMatchSnapshot('dependencies config');
+  expect(spy.mock.calls[0][0]).toMatchSnapshot('logged warning');
+});
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/tools/config/index.js b/packages/cli/src/tools/config/index.js
index d1e31efde..640d4d13b 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/tools/config/index.js
+++ b/packages/cli/src/tools/config/index.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  */
 import path from 'path';
 import {mapValues} from 'lodash';
+import chalk from 'chalk';
 
 import findDependencies from './findDependencies';
 import resolveReactNativePath from './resolveReactNativePath';
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ import merge from '../merge';
  */
 import * as ios from '@react-native-community/cli-platform-ios';
 import * as android from '@react-native-community/cli-platform-android';
+import {logger, inlineString} from '@react-native-community/cli-tools';
 
 /**
  * Loads CLI configuration
@@ -34,9 +36,23 @@ function loadConfig(projectRoot: string = process.cwd()): ConfigT {
     (acc: ConfigT, dependencyName) => {
       const root = path.join(projectRoot, 'node_modules', dependencyName);
 
-      const config =
-        readLegacyDependencyConfigFromDisk(root) ||
-        readDependencyConfigFromDisk(root);
+      let config;
+      try {
+        config =
+          readLegacyDependencyConfigFromDisk(root) ||
+          readDependencyConfigFromDisk(root);
+      } catch (error) {
+        logger.warn(
+          inlineString(`
+            Package ${chalk.bold(
+              dependencyName,
+            )} has been ignored because it contains invalid configuration.
+
+            Reason: ${chalk.dim(error.message)}
+          `),
+        );
+        return acc;
+      }
 
       /**
        * This workaround is neccessary for development only before
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/tools/config/readConfigFromDisk.js b/packages/cli/src/tools/config/readConfigFromDisk.js
index c4723afdf..121937e2b 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/tools/config/readConfigFromDisk.js
+++ b/packages/cli/src/tools/config/readConfigFromDisk.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import Joi from 'joi';
 import cosmiconfig from 'cosmiconfig';
 import path from 'path';
+import chalk from 'chalk';
 
 import {
   type UserDependencyConfigT,
@@ -116,9 +117,9 @@ export function readLegacyDependencyConfigFromDisk(
 
   // @todo: paste a link to documentation that explains the migration steps
   logger.warn(
-    `Package '${path.basename(
-      name,
-    )}' is using deprecated "rnpm" config that will stop working from next release. Consider upgrading to the new config format.`,
+    `Package ${chalk.bold(
+      path.basename(name),
+    )} is using deprecated "rnpm" config that will stop working from next release. Consider upgrading to the new config format.`,
   );
 
   const result = Joi.validate(transformedConfig, schema.dependencyConfig);
diff --git a/packages/tools/src/errors.js b/packages/tools/src/errors.js
index 0fdfbe82e..6cb5de299 100644
--- a/packages/tools/src/errors.js
+++ b/packages/tools/src/errors.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  */
 export class CLIError extends Error {
   constructor(msg: string, originError?: Error | string) {
-    super(msg.replace(/(\s{2,})/gm, ' ').trim());
+    super(inlineString(msg));
     if (originError) {
       this.stack =
         typeof originError === 'string'
@@ -25,3 +25,6 @@ export class CLIError extends Error {
     }
   }
 }
+
+export const inlineString = (str: string) =>
+  str.replace(/(\s{2,})/gm, ' ').trim();