diff --git a/bench/bench.py b/bench/bench.py
index dd2afc982..1b2ca261e 100644
--- a/bench/bench.py
+++ b/bench/bench.py
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ def initialize_apps(self):
 			]
 			self.apps.remove("frappe")
 			self.apps.insert(0, "frappe")
-		except FileNotFoundError:
+		except (FileNotFoundError, ValueError):
 			self.apps = []
 
 	def __getitem__(self, key):