diff --git a/swh/core/cli/__init__.py b/swh/core/cli/__init__.py
index eefac67..1652c77 100644
--- a/swh/core/cli/__init__.py
+++ b/swh/core/cli/__init__.py
@@ -1,60 +1,64 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2019  The Software Heritage developers
 # See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
 # License: GNU General Public License version 3, or any later version
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
 
 import click
 import logging
 import pkg_resources
 
 LOG_LEVEL_NAMES = ['NOTSET', 'DEBUG', 'INFO', 'WARNING', 'ERROR', 'CRITICAL']
 
 CONTEXT_SETTINGS = dict(help_option_names=['-h', '--help'])
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class AliasedGroup(click.Group):
     'A simple Group that supports command aliases'
 
     @property
     def aliases(self):
         if not hasattr(self, '_aliases'):
             self._aliases = {}
         return self._aliases
 
     def get_command(self, ctx, cmd_name):
         return super().get_command(ctx, self.aliases.get(cmd_name, cmd_name))
 
     def add_alias(self, name, alias):
         if not isinstance(name, str):
             name = name.name
         self.aliases[alias] = name
 
 
 @click.group(context_settings=CONTEXT_SETTINGS, cls=AliasedGroup)
 @click.option('--log-level', '-l', default='INFO',
               type=click.Choice(LOG_LEVEL_NAMES),
               help="Log level (default to INFO)")
 @click.pass_context
 def swh(ctx, log_level):
     """Command line interface for Software Heritage.
     """
     log_level = logging.getLevelName(log_level)
     logging.root.setLevel(log_level)
     ctx.ensure_object(dict)
     ctx.obj['log_level'] = log_level
 
 
 def main():
     logging.basicConfig()
     # load plugins that define cli sub commands
     for entry_point in pkg_resources.iter_entry_points('swh.cli.subcommands'):
-        cmd = entry_point.load()
-        swh.add_command(cmd, name=entry_point.name)
+        try:
+            cmd = entry_point.load()
+            swh.add_command(cmd, name=entry_point.name)
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.warning('Could not load subcommand %s: %s',
+                           entry_point.name, str(e))
 
     return swh(auto_envvar_prefix='SWH')
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()