diff --git a/src/stateAggregator/accessors/orgAccessor.ts b/src/stateAggregator/accessors/orgAccessor.ts
index c1ae2d3cd7..603577b4a4 100644
--- a/src/stateAggregator/accessors/orgAccessor.ts
+++ b/src/stateAggregator/accessors/orgAccessor.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { ConfigFile } from '../../config/configFile';
 import { ConfigContents } from '../../config/configStore';
 import { Logger } from '../../logger';
 import { Messages } from '../../messages';
+import { Lifecycle } from '../../lifecycleEvents';
 
 function chunk<T>(array: T[], chunkSize: number): T[][] {
   const final = [];
@@ -55,8 +56,12 @@ export abstract class BaseOrgAccessor<T extends ConfigFile, P extends ConfigCont
     for (const fileChunk of fileChunks) {
       const promises = fileChunk.map(async (f) => {
         const username = this.parseUsername(f);
-        const config = await this.initAuthFile(username);
-        this.configs.set(username, config);
+        try {
+          const config = await this.initAuthFile(username);
+          this.configs.set(username, config);
+        } catch (e) {
+          await Lifecycle.getInstance().emitWarning(`The auth file for ${username} is invalid.`);
+        }
       });
       // eslint-disable-next-line no-await-in-loop
       await Promise.all(promises);