diff --git a/src/vs/platform/actions/electron-browser/menusExtensionPoint.ts b/src/vs/platform/actions/electron-browser/menusExtensionPoint.ts
index 401e489ee0f1a65df9e465434330800370c1b370..7801cc6e5575eee9e03733ac584622b865eb7652 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/actions/electron-browser/menusExtensionPoint.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/actions/electron-browser/menusExtensionPoint.ts
@@ -329,7 +329,8 @@ ExtensionsRegistry.registerExtensionPoint<{ [loc: string]: schema.IUserFriendlyM
 				let alt = item.alt && MenuRegistry.getCommand(item.alt);
 
 				if (!command) {
-					collector.warn(localize('missing.command', "Menu item references a command `{0}` which is not defined in the 'commands' section.", item.command));
+					collector.error(localize('missing.command', "Menu item references a command `{0}` which is not defined in the 'commands' section.", item.command));
+					continue;
 				}
 				if (item.alt && !alt) {
 					collector.warn(localize('missing.altCommand', "Menu item references an alt-command `{0}` which is not defined in the 'commands' section.", item.alt));