diff --git a/dracut/parse-kickstart b/dracut/parse-kickstart
index 91bc1b9cebc..2cf8d1bdd6e 100755
--- a/dracut/parse-kickstart
+++ b/dracut/parse-kickstart
@@ -438,7 +438,11 @@ def process_certificates(handler):
             log.error("Missing certificate file name, skipping.")
             continue
 
-        _dump_certificate(cert)
+        try:
+            _dump_certificate(cert)
+        except OSError as e:
+            log.error("Dump of certificate %s failed: %s", cert.filename, e)
+            continue
         # Dump for transport to switchroot
         _dump_certificate(cert, root=CERT_TRANSPORT_DIR+"/path/")