diff --git a/Dalamud/Fools/FoolsManager.cs b/Dalamud/Fools/FoolsManager.cs
index 0765868f3..35ede11fe 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Fools/FoolsManager.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Fools/FoolsManager.cs
@@ -188,8 +188,15 @@ internal class FoolsManager : IDisposable, IServiceType
             return;
         }
 
-        var pluginInstance = (IFoolsPlugin)Activator.CreateInstance(pluginMetadata.Type);
-        this.ActivatedPlugins.Add(plugin, pluginInstance);
+        try
+        {
+            var pluginInstance = (IFoolsPlugin)Activator.CreateInstance(pluginMetadata.Type);
+            this.ActivatedPlugins.Add(plugin, pluginInstance);
+        }
+        catch (Exception e)
+        {
+            Log.Error(e, "There was an exception while activating plugin {0}", plugin);
+        }
     }
 
     public void Dispose()
diff --git a/Dalamud/Fools/Plugins/HeyDalamudPlugin.cs b/Dalamud/Fools/Plugins/HeyDalamudPlugin.cs
index acc4913b1..6279a0e8b 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Fools/Plugins/HeyDalamudPlugin.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Fools/Plugins/HeyDalamudPlugin.cs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public class HeyDalamudPlugin : IFoolsPlugin
         {
             Chat.Print(PluginName, "Error",
                        "Could not start voice recognition. Please make sure that you have the American English Windows Language Pack installed.");
-            Log.Error(ex, "Could not init voice recognition");
+            throw new Exception("Could not init voice recognition", ex);
         }
     }