diff --git a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
index be499ff3f..bcddbe96e 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 7.5.10
  - fix: Syntax error in GetCsMail
+ - fix: Trapped an exception for corrupt config files.
  - fixed: Thingy: field types not in alphabetical order
  - fixed: Thingy: Text, File and Hidden field types listed twice (Yung Han Khoe)
  - fixed: Thingy: subtext is not displayed
diff --git a/lib/Spectre/Admin.pm b/lib/Spectre/Admin.pm
index c7a55cc27..3661ef4f0 100644
--- a/lib/Spectre/Admin.pm
+++ b/lib/Spectre/Admin.pm
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ Fetches the site from each defined site, and loads it into the Workflow and Cron
 sub loadSiteData {
         my ( $kernel, $self) = @_[ KERNEL, OBJECT ];
 	my $configs = WebGUI::Config->readAllConfigs($self->{_config}->getWebguiRoot);
+    $self->debug("Reading site configs.");
 	foreach my $key (keys %{$configs}) {
 		next if $key =~ m/^demo/;
 		$self->debug("Fetching site data for $key");
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Config.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Config.pm
index 2ea2cba73..af9777cef 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Config.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Config.pm
@@ -191,7 +191,10 @@ sub readAllConfigs {
             || $file =~ /^\./
             || $file eq 'log.conf'
             || $file eq 'spectre.conf';
-        $configs{$file} = WebGUI::Config->new($webguiPath,$file);
+        $configs{$file} = eval{WebGUI::Config->new($webguiPath,$file)};
+        if ($@) {
+            warn "Config file ".$file." looks to be corrupt or have a syntax error.";
+        }
 	}
 	return \%configs;
 }