diff --git a/lua/dep/modules/init.lua b/lua/dep/modules/init.lua
index d212eb6..9199898 100644
--- a/lua/dep/modules/init.lua
+++ b/lua/dep/modules/init.lua
@@ -23,14 +23,13 @@ function modules:setup(speclist, overrides)
 
   -- loop through all modules and initialize them
   for _, modpath in ipairs(speclist.modules) do
-    local mod = module.new(
-      nil,
-      modpath,
-      speclist.modules.prefix,
-      overrides
-    )
+    local mod = module.new(nil, modpath, speclist.modules.prefix, overrides)
+    if not mod then
+      goto continue
+    end
 
     table.insert(o.modules, mod)
+    ::continue::
   end
 
   return self
diff --git a/lua/dep/modules/module.lua b/lua/dep/modules/module.lua
index 930b8b6..a6cd04d 100644
--- a/lua/dep/modules/module.lua
+++ b/lua/dep/modules/module.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+local logger = require('dep.log')
 local spec_man = require("dep.spec")
 local packager = require("dep.package")
 
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ function module:new(modpath, prefix, overrides)
     o.name = modpath
     ok, o.mod = pcall(require, o.path)
     if not ok then
+      logger:log("error", "failed to load module: %s", vim.inspect(o.mod))
       return false
     end
   end
@@ -49,7 +51,8 @@ function module:new(modpath, prefix, overrides)
 
   ok, err = pcall(packager.register_speclist, o.mod, overrides)
   if not ok then
-    error(string.format("%s <- %s", err, o.name))
+    logger:log("error", "%s <- %s", err, o.name)
+    return false
   end
 
   return self