diff --git a/daemon-common/node.py b/daemon-common/node.py
index ee97a267..9136d908 100644
--- a/daemon-common/node.py
+++ b/daemon-common/node.py
@@ -52,9 +52,15 @@ def getNodeInformation(zkhandler, node_name):
     node_running_domains = zkhandler.read(("node.running_domains", node_name)).split()
     try:
         node_health = int(zkhandler.read(("node.monitoring.health", node_name)))
-    except ValueError:
+    except Exception:
         node_health = "N/A"
-    node_health_plugins = zkhandler.read(("node.monitoring.plugins", node_name)).split()
+    try:
+        node_health_plugins = zkhandler.read(
+            ("node.monitoring.plugins", node_name)
+        ).split()
+    except Exception:
+        node_health_plugins = list()
+
     node_health_details = list()
     for plugin in node_health_plugins:
         plugin_last_run = zkhandler.read(
diff --git a/node-daemon/pvcnoded/objects/MonitoringInstance.py b/node-daemon/pvcnoded/objects/MonitoringInstance.py
index 7ae29f5b..db807ef1 100644
--- a/node-daemon/pvcnoded/objects/MonitoringInstance.py
+++ b/node-daemon/pvcnoded/objects/MonitoringInstance.py
@@ -190,6 +190,8 @@ class MonitoringInstance(object):
         self.all_plugins = list()
         self.all_plugin_names = list()
 
+        successful_plugins = 0
+
         # Load each plugin file into the all_plugins list
         for plugin_file in sorted(plugin_files):
             try:
@@ -211,8 +213,6 @@ class MonitoringInstance(object):
                     self.this_node,
                     plugin_script.PLUGIN_NAME,
                 )
-                self.all_plugins.append(plugin)
-                self.all_plugin_names.append(plugin.plugin_name)
 
                 # Create plugin key
                 self.zkhandler.write(
@@ -273,6 +273,11 @@ class MonitoringInstance(object):
                         ),
                     ]
                 )
+
+                self.all_plugins.append(plugin)
+                self.all_plugin_names.append(plugin.plugin_name)
+                successful_plugins += 1
+
                 self.logger.out(
                     f"Successfully loaded monitoring plugin '{plugin.plugin_name}'",
                     state="o",
@@ -292,6 +297,9 @@ class MonitoringInstance(object):
             ]
         )
 
+        if successful_plugins < 1:
+            return
+
         # Clean up any old plugin data for which a plugin file no longer exists
         for plugin_key in self.zkhandler.children(
             ("node.monitoring.data", self.this_node.name)