diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Core/Api/MenuController.php b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Core/Api/MenuController.php
index b18253654..6710c0029 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Core/Api/MenuController.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Core/Api/MenuController.php
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ class MenuController extends ApiControllerBase
      * request user context sensitive menu (items)
      * @param string $selected_uri selected uri
      * @return array menu items
-     * @throws Menu\MenuInitException when unable to construct menu
      */
     private function getMenu($selected_uri)
     {
@@ -166,7 +165,6 @@ class MenuController extends ApiControllerBase
     /**
      * return menu items for this user
      * @return array
-     * @throws Menu\MenuInitException when unable to construct menu
      */
     public function treeAction()
     {
@@ -178,7 +176,6 @@ class MenuController extends ApiControllerBase
     /**
      * search menu items
      * @return array
-     * @throws Menu\MenuInitException when unable to construct menu
      */
     public function searchAction()
     {
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/Menu/MenuSystem.php b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/Menu/MenuSystem.php
index f68a180e9..cf673afdd 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/Menu/MenuSystem.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Base/Menu/MenuSystem.php
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ class MenuSystem
      * Load and persist Menu configuration to disk.
      * @param bool $nowait when the cache is locked, skip waiting for it to become available.
      * @return SimpleXMLElement
-     * @throws MenuInitException
      */
     public function persist($nowait = true)
     {
@@ -133,9 +132,13 @@ class MenuSystem
                 foreach (glob($vendor . '/*') as $module) {
                     $menu_cfg_xml = $module . '/Menu/Menu.xml';
                     if (file_exists($menu_cfg_xml)) {
-                        $domNode = dom_import_simplexml($this->addXML($menu_cfg_xml));
-                        $domNode = $root->ownerDocument->importNode($domNode, true);
-                        $root->appendChild($domNode);
+                        try {
+                            $domNode = dom_import_simplexml($this->addXML($menu_cfg_xml));
+                            $domNode = $root->ownerDocument->importNode($domNode, true);
+                            $root->appendChild($domNode);
+                        } catch (MenuInitException $e) {
+                            error_log($e);
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }