diff --git a/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/scripting/gradle/roots/GradleBuildRootsManager.kt b/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/scripting/gradle/roots/GradleBuildRootsManager.kt
index 6e2890178ae..fb6c3fac87e 100644
--- a/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/scripting/gradle/roots/GradleBuildRootsManager.kt
+++ b/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/scripting/gradle/roots/GradleBuildRootsManager.kt
@@ -346,10 +346,15 @@ class GradleBuildRootsManager(val project: Project) : GradleBuildRootsLocator(),
         lastModifiedFiles: LastModifiedFiles = loadLastModifiedFiles(externalProjectPath) ?: LastModifiedFiles(),
         dataProvider: (buildRoot: VirtualFile) -> GradleBuildRootData?
     ): Imported? {
-        val buildRoot = VfsUtil.findFile(Paths.get(externalProjectPath), true) ?: return null
-        val data = dataProvider(buildRoot) ?: return null
+        try {
+            val buildRoot = VfsUtil.findFile(Paths.get(externalProjectPath), true) ?: return null
+            val data = dataProvider(buildRoot) ?: return null
 
-        return Imported(externalProjectPath, data, lastModifiedFiles)
+            return Imported(externalProjectPath, data, lastModifiedFiles)
+        } catch (e: Exception) {
+            scriptingErrorLog("Cannot load script configurations from file attributes for $externalProjectPath", e)
+            return null
+        }
     }
 
     private fun add(newRoot: GradleBuildRoot) {
diff --git a/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/scripting/gradle/utils.kt b/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/scripting/gradle/utils.kt
index da20a4cc6cc..fc54325cf85 100644
--- a/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/scripting/gradle/utils.kt
+++ b/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/scripting/gradle/utils.kt
@@ -88,4 +88,8 @@ fun scriptingDebugLog(message: () -> String) {
 
 fun scriptingInfoLog(message: String) {
     logger.info("[KOTLIN_GRADLE_DSL] $message")
+}
+
+fun scriptingErrorLog(message: String, throwable: Throwable?) {
+    logger.error("[KOTLIN_GRADLE_DSL] $message", throwable)
 }
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