diff --git a/src/vs/base/node/stats.ts b/src/vs/base/node/stats.ts
index e275f3198e7..e733e308e70 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/node/stats.ts
+++ b/src/vs/base/node/stats.ts
@@ -38,21 +38,26 @@ export function collectLaunchConfigs(folder: string): Promise<WorkspaceStatItem[
 						return resolve([]);
 					}
 
-					const json = JSON.parse(contents.toString());
-					if (json['configurations']) {
-						for (const each of json['configurations']) {
-							const type = each['type'];
-							if (type) {
-								if (launchConfigs.has(type)) {
-									launchConfigs.set(type, launchConfigs.get(type) + 1);
-								}
-								else {
-									launchConfigs.set(type, 1);
+					try {
+						const json = JSON.parse(contents.toString());
+						if (json['configurations']) {
+							for (const each of json['configurations']) {
+								const type = each['type'];
+								if (type) {
+									if (launchConfigs.has(type)) {
+										launchConfigs.set(type, launchConfigs.get(type) + 1);
+									}
+									else {
+										launchConfigs.set(type, 1);
+									}
 								}
 							}
 						}
+					} catch (e) {
+						console.log(`Unable to parse ${launchConfig}`);
 					}
 
+
 					return resolve(asSortedItems(launchConfigs));
 				});
 			} else {