diff --git a/electron/install.js b/electron/install.js
index ba13ac9f8..04893a6dc 100644
--- a/electron/install.js
+++ b/electron/install.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const { paths } = require('./constants');
  * - use "" (nothing as a suffix) for latest release candidate, for example "0.1.0rc26"
  * - use "alpha" for alpha release, for example "0.1.0rc26-alpha"
  */
-const OlasMiddlewareVersion = '0.1.0rc71';
+const OlasMiddlewareVersion = '0.1.0rc86';
 
 const Env = {
   ...process.env,
diff --git a/operate/services/manage.py b/operate/services/manage.py
index 927fff7cc..2673b991c 100644
--- a/operate/services/manage.py
+++ b/operate/services/manage.py
@@ -111,8 +111,16 @@ def json(self) -> t.List[t.Dict]:
                 continue
             if not path.name.startswith("bafybei"):
                 continue
-            service = Service.load(path=path)
-            data.append(service.json)
+            try:
+                service = Service.load(path=path)
+                data.append(service.json)
+            except Exception as e:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
+                self.logger.warning(
+                    f"Failed to load service: {path.name}. Exception: {e}"
+                )
+                # delete the invalid path
+                shutil.rmtree(path)
+                self.logger.info(f"Deleted invalid service: {path.name}")
         return data
 
     def exists(self, service: str) -> bool:
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e41167849..967f801ce 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -56,5 +56,5 @@
     "start:frontend": "cd frontend && yarn start",
     "test:frontend": "cd frontend && yarn test"
   },
-  "version": "0.1.0-rc71"
+  "version": "0.1.0-rc86"
 }
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8ac78d250..71d3158cb 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "olas-operate-middleware"
-version = "0.1.0-rc71"
+version = "0.1.0-rc86"
 description = ""
 authors = ["David Vilela <dvilelaf@gmail.com>", "Viraj Patel <vptl185@gmail.com>"]
 readme = "README.md"