diff --git a/client/backend_arguments.py b/client/backend_arguments.py
index c5a3703155e..29da1f181a4 100644
--- a/client/backend_arguments.py
+++ b/client/backend_arguments.py
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
 
 from .configuration import search_path
 
+from .configuration.exceptions import InvalidConfiguration
+
 LOG: logging.Logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 SERVER_ARTIFACT_ROOT_NAME: str = "link_trees"
@@ -69,7 +71,10 @@ def serialize(self) -> Dict[str, object]:
         }
 
     def get_checked_directory_allowlist(self) -> Set[str]:
-        return {element.path() for element in self.elements}
+        try:
+            return {element.path() for element in self.elements}
+        except InvalidConfiguration:
+            return set()
 
     def cleanup(self) -> None:
         pass
@@ -98,7 +103,10 @@ def serialize(self) -> Dict[str, object]:
         }
 
     def get_checked_directory_allowlist(self) -> Set[str]:
-        return {element.path() for element in self.elements}
+        try:
+            return {element.path() for element in self.elements}
+        except InvalidConfiguration:
+            return set()
 
     def cleanup(self) -> None:
         pass
diff --git a/client/configuration/search_path.py b/client/configuration/search_path.py
index f11497d8b2c..c28e1a6d985 100644
--- a/client/configuration/search_path.py
+++ b/client/configuration/search_path.py
@@ -270,10 +270,13 @@ def process_raw_elements(
     elements: List[Element] = []
 
     def add_if_exists(element: Element) -> bool:
-        if os.path.exists(element.path()):
-            elements.append(element)
-            return True
-        return False
+        try:
+            if os.path.exists(element.path()):
+                elements.append(element)
+                return True
+            return False
+        except exceptions.InvalidConfiguration:
+            return False
 
     for raw_element in raw_elements:
         expanded_raw_elements = raw_element.expand_glob()