diff --git a/src/main/java/me/clip/placeholderapi/expansion/manager/LocalExpansionManager.java b/src/main/java/me/clip/placeholderapi/expansion/manager/LocalExpansionManager.java
index 1584a5f..6128a64 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/clip/placeholderapi/expansion/manager/LocalExpansionManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/clip/placeholderapi/expansion/manager/LocalExpansionManager.java
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
-import java.util.concurrent.CompletionException;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantLock;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import me.clip.placeholderapi.PlaceholderAPIPlugin;
 import me.clip.placeholderapi.events.ExpansionRegisterEvent;
@@ -440,7 +440,8 @@ public final class LocalExpansionManager implements Listener {
         Msg.severe("Failed to load expansion %s (is a dependency missing?)", e, file.getName());
         return null;
       } catch (Exception e) {
-        throw new CompletionException(e.getMessage() + " (expansion file: " + file.getAbsolutePath() + ")", e);
+        plugin.getLogger().log(Level.SEVERE, "Failed to load expansion file: " + file.getAbsolutePath(), e);
+        return null;
       }
     });
   }