diff --git a/orca-front50/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/spinnaker/orca/front50/spring/DependentPipelineExecutionListener.groovy b/orca-front50/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/spinnaker/orca/front50/spring/DependentPipelineExecutionListener.groovy
index 6b6a8aab79..3c3af95f6a 100644
--- a/orca-front50/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/spinnaker/orca/front50/spring/DependentPipelineExecutionListener.groovy
+++ b/orca-front50/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/spinnaker/orca/front50/spring/DependentPipelineExecutionListener.groovy
@@ -74,37 +74,50 @@ class DependentPipelineExecutionListener implements ExecutionListener {
       // Resolve templated pipelines if enabled.
       allPipelines = allPipelines.collect { pipeline ->
        if (V2Util.isV2Pipeline(pipeline)) {
-         return V2Util.planPipeline(contextParameterProcessor, executionPreprocessors, pipeline)
+         try {
+           return V2Util.planPipeline(contextParameterProcessor, executionPreprocessors, pipeline)
+         } catch (Exception e) {
+           log.error("Failed to plan V2 templated pipeline {}", pipeline.getOrDefault("id", "<UNKNOWN ID>"), e)
+           return null
+         }
        } else {
          return pipeline
        }
       }
     }
 
-    allPipelines.findAll { !it.disabled }
+    allPipelines.findAll { (it != null) && (!it.disabled) }
       .each {
       it.triggers.each { trigger ->
-        if (trigger.enabled &&
-          trigger.type == 'pipeline' &&
-          trigger.pipeline &&
-          trigger.pipeline == execution.pipelineConfigId &&
-          trigger.status.contains(status)
-        ) {
-          User authenticatedUser = null
+        try {
+          if (trigger.enabled &&
+            trigger.type == 'pipeline' &&
+            trigger.pipeline &&
+            trigger.pipeline == execution.pipelineConfigId &&
+            trigger.status.contains(status)
+          ) {
+            User authenticatedUser = null
 
-          if (fiatStatus.enabled && trigger.runAsUser) {
-            authenticatedUser = new User()
-            authenticatedUser.setEmail(trigger.runAsUser)
-          }
+            if (fiatStatus.enabled && trigger.runAsUser) {
+              authenticatedUser = new User()
+              authenticatedUser.setEmail(trigger.runAsUser)
+            }
 
-          dependentPipelineStarter.trigger(
-            it,
-            execution.trigger?.user as String,
-            execution,
-            [:],
-            null,
-            authenticatedUser
-          )
+            dependentPipelineStarter.trigger(
+              it,
+              execution.trigger?.user as String,
+              execution,
+              [:],
+              null,
+              authenticatedUser
+            )
+          }
+        }
+        catch (Exception e) {
+          log.error(
+            "Failed to process triggers for pipeline {} while triggering dependent pipelines",
+            it.getOrDefault("id", "<UNKNOWN ID>"),
+            e)
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/orca-front50/src/test/groovy/com/netflix/spinnaker/orca/front50/spring/DependentPipelineExecutionListenerSpec.groovy b/orca-front50/src/test/groovy/com/netflix/spinnaker/orca/front50/spring/DependentPipelineExecutionListenerSpec.groovy
index c0deb4505b..c4f32d3457 100644
--- a/orca-front50/src/test/groovy/com/netflix/spinnaker/orca/front50/spring/DependentPipelineExecutionListenerSpec.groovy
+++ b/orca-front50/src/test/groovy/com/netflix/spinnaker/orca/front50/spring/DependentPipelineExecutionListenerSpec.groovy
@@ -106,6 +106,30 @@ class DependentPipelineExecutionListenerSpec extends Specification {
     status << [ExecutionStatus.SUCCEEDED, ExecutionStatus.TERMINAL]
   }
 
+  def "should trigger downstream v2 templated pipeline even when templates are invalid"() {
+    given:
+    pipeline.stages.each {
+      it.status = ExecutionStatus.SUCCEEDED
+      it.tasks = [Mock(Task)]
+    }
+
+    pipeline.pipelineConfigId = "97c435a0-0faf-11e5-a62b-696d38c37faa"
+    front50Service.getAllPipelines() >> [
+      v2MptPipelineConfig, v2MptPipelineConfig
+    ]
+    GroovyMock(V2Util, global: true)
+    V2Util.planPipeline(_, _, v2MptPipelineConfig) >>
+      {throw new Exception("planning failed")} >>
+      v2MptPipelineConfig
+    V2Util.isV2Pipeline(_) >> true
+
+    when:
+    listener.afterExecution(null, pipeline, null, true)
+
+    then:
+    1 * dependentPipelineStarter.trigger(_, _, _, _, _, _)
+  }
+
   def "should not trigger downstream pipeline when conditions don't match"() {
     given:
     pipeline.stages.each {
@@ -113,7 +137,6 @@ class DependentPipelineExecutionListenerSpec extends Specification {
       it.tasks = [Mock(Task)]
     }
 
-
     pipeline.pipelineConfigId = id
 
     pipelineConfig.triggers.first().status = ['successful']