diff --git a/desktop/app/src/Client.tsx b/desktop/app/src/Client.tsx
index bd5120fa7..df1f3ccd6 100644
--- a/desktop/app/src/Client.tsx
+++ b/desktop/app/src/Client.tsx
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import {
   getFlipperLib,
   timeout,
   ClientQuery,
+  _SandyPluginDefinition,
 } from 'flipper-plugin';
 import {freeze} from 'immer';
 import GK from './fb-stubs/GK';
@@ -210,17 +211,7 @@ export default class Client extends EventEmitter {
     this.plugins.forEach((pluginId) => {
       const plugin = this.getPlugin(pluginId);
       if (plugin) {
-        // TODO: needs to be wrapped in error tracking T68955280
-        this.sandyPluginStates.set(
-          plugin.id,
-          new _SandyPluginInstance(
-            getFlipperLib(),
-            plugin,
-            this,
-            getPluginKey(this.id, {serial: this.query.device_id}, plugin.id),
-            initialStates[pluginId],
-          ),
-        );
+        this.loadPlugin(plugin, initialStates[pluginId]);
       }
     });
     return this;
@@ -237,6 +228,26 @@ export default class Client extends EventEmitter {
     return plugins;
   }
 
+  loadPlugin(
+    plugin: _SandyPluginDefinition,
+    initialState?: Record<string, any>,
+  ) {
+    try {
+      this.sandyPluginStates.set(
+        plugin.id,
+        new _SandyPluginInstance(
+          getFlipperLib(),
+          plugin,
+          this,
+          getPluginKey(this.id, {serial: this.query.device_id}, plugin.id),
+          initialState,
+        ),
+      );
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.error(`Failed to start plugin '${plugin.id}': `, e);
+    }
+  }
+
   startPluginIfNeeded(
     plugin: PluginDefinition | undefined,
     isEnabled = plugin ? this.isEnabledPlugin(plugin.id) : false,
@@ -247,16 +258,7 @@ export default class Client extends EventEmitter {
       (isEnabled || defaultEnabledBackgroundPlugins.includes(plugin.id)) &&
       !this.sandyPluginStates.has(plugin.id)
     ) {
-      // TODO: needs to be wrapped in error tracking T68955280
-      this.sandyPluginStates.set(
-        plugin.id,
-        new _SandyPluginInstance(
-          getFlipperLib(),
-          plugin,
-          this,
-          getPluginKey(this.id, {serial: this.query.device_id}, plugin.id),
-        ),
-      );
+      this.loadPlugin(plugin);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/desktop/app/src/devices/BaseDevice.tsx b/desktop/app/src/devices/BaseDevice.tsx
index 0079b0f27..f266ab4a1 100644
--- a/desktop/app/src/devices/BaseDevice.tsx
+++ b/desktop/app/src/devices/BaseDevice.tsx
@@ -306,17 +306,21 @@ export default class BaseDevice implements Device {
     }
     this.hasDevicePlugins = true;
     if (plugin instanceof _SandyPluginDefinition) {
-      this.sandyPluginStates.set(
-        plugin.id,
-        new _SandyDevicePluginInstance(
-          getFlipperLib(),
-          plugin,
-          this,
-          // break circular dep, one of those days again...
-          getPluginKey(undefined, {serial: this.serial}, plugin.id),
-          initialState,
-        ),
-      );
+      try {
+        this.sandyPluginStates.set(
+          plugin.id,
+          new _SandyDevicePluginInstance(
+            getFlipperLib(),
+            plugin,
+            this,
+            // break circular dep, one of those days again...
+            getPluginKey(undefined, {serial: this.serial}, plugin.id),
+            initialState,
+          ),
+        );
+      } catch (e) {
+        console.error(`Failed to start device plugin '${plugin.id}': `, e);
+      }
     }
   }