diff --git a/tools/installer/ide/_config-driven.js b/tools/installer/ide/_config-driven.js
index 08d0bafb3..c47b9808c 100644
--- a/tools/installer/ide/_config-driven.js
+++ b/tools/installer/ide/_config-driven.js
@@ -217,8 +217,15 @@ class ConfigDrivenIdeSetup {
 
     const { ExternalModuleManager } = require('../modules/external-manager');
     this.externalModuleManager = this.externalModuleManager || new ExternalModuleManager();
-    const moduleInfo = await this.externalModuleManager.getModuleByCode(moduleName);
-    const targets = moduleInfo?.installTargets?.length ? moduleInfo.installTargets : null;
+    let targets = null;
+    try {
+      const moduleInfo = await this.externalModuleManager.getModuleByCode(moduleName);
+      targets = moduleInfo?.installTargets?.length ? moduleInfo.installTargets : null;
+    } catch (error) {
+      await prompts.log.warn(
+        `ExternalModuleManager.getModuleByCode failed for module '${moduleName}' while installing ${this.name}; installing skill anyway. ${error.message}`,
+      );
+    }
     this.moduleTargetCache.set(moduleName, targets);
 
     return !targets || targets.includes(this.name);
diff --git a/tools/installer/ui.js b/tools/installer/ui.js
index 8dd6be3cb..c3e0db27c 100644
--- a/tools/installer/ui.js
+++ b/tools/installer/ui.js
@@ -961,7 +961,14 @@ class UI {
   async showSelectedExternalModuleNotes(selectedModuleIds, externalModules = null) {
     if (!externalModules) {
       const externalManager = new ExternalModuleManager();
-      externalModules = await externalManager.listAvailable();
+      try {
+        externalModules = await externalManager.listAvailable();
+      } catch (error) {
+        await prompts.log.warn(
+          `ExternalModuleManager.listAvailable failed while loading module notes; continuing without external module notes. ${error.message}`,
+        );
+        externalModules = [];
+      }
     }
 
     const notes = externalModules
@@ -975,7 +982,14 @@ class UI {
 
   async showSelectedModuleIdeWarnings(selectedModuleIds, selectedIdes = []) {
     const externalManager = new ExternalModuleManager();
-    const externalModules = await externalManager.listAvailable();
+    let externalModules = [];
+    try {
+      externalModules = await externalManager.listAvailable();
+    } catch (error) {
+      await prompts.log.warn(
+        `ExternalModuleManager.listAvailable failed while loading IDE compatibility warnings; continuing without external module warnings. ${error.message}`,
+      );
+    }
 
     for (const mod of externalModules) {
       if (!selectedModuleIds.includes(mod.code) || !mod.installTargets || mod.installTargets.length === 0) {