diff --git a/src/vs/code/electron-main/diagnostics.ts b/src/vs/code/electron-main/diagnostics.ts
index 67d74f51595187ab4b15287efbe28ba2a458182b..e993b920c02b6edbecb8205330d3b1bc565427b9 100644
--- a/src/vs/code/electron-main/diagnostics.ts
+++ b/src/vs/code/electron-main/diagnostics.ts
@@ -41,8 +41,14 @@ export function printDiagnostics(info: IMainProcessInfo): Promise<any> {
 
 				window.folders.forEach(folder => {
 					console.log(`|    Folder (${basename(folder)})`);
-					const stats = collectWorkspaceStats(folder, ['node_modules', '.git']);
-					console.log(formatWorkspaceStats(stats));
+
+					let stats: WorkspaceStats;
+					try {
+						stats = collectWorkspaceStats(folder, ['node_modules', '.git']);
+						console.log(formatWorkspaceStats(stats));
+					} catch (error) {
+						console.log('Unable to collect workpsace stats for this folder');
+					}
 
 					const launchConfigs = collectLaunchConfigs(folder);
 					if (launchConfigs.length > 0) {