diff --git a/tempest/test_discover/plugins.py b/tempest/test_discover/plugins.py
index 640b004..58a9905 100644
--- a/tempest/test_discover/plugins.py
+++ b/tempest/test_discover/plugins.py
@@ -88,7 +88,11 @@
 
     def register_plugin_opts(self, conf):
         for plug in self.ext_plugins:
-            plug.obj.register_opts(conf)
+            try:
+                plug.obj.register_opts(conf)
+            except Exception:
+                LOG.exception('Plugin %s raised an exception trying to run '
+                              'register_opts' % plug.name)
 
     def get_plugin_options_list(self):
         plugin_options = []