diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/library/index.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/library/index.js
index 81521fd4b..5bafc7817 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/library/index.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/library/index.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  **/
 
 
-const {events} = require("@node-red/util")
+const {events,log} = require("@node-red/util")
 const knownTypes = {};
 const libraries = {};
 const libraryConfigs = {};
@@ -38,11 +38,19 @@ function init(runtime) {
             runtimeLibraries.forEach(library => {
                 if (library.type === id) {
                     library.local = false;
-                    libraryConfigs[library.id] = library;
-                    libraries[library.id] = new plugin.class(library)
-                    libraryConfigs[library.id].type = id;
-                    if (libraries[library.id].init) {
-                        libraries[library.id].init();
+                    try {
+                        libraries[library.id] = new plugin.class(library)
+                        libraryConfigs[library.id] = library;
+                        libraryConfigs[library.id].type = id;
+                        if (libraries[library.id].init) {
+                            libraries[library.id].init().catch(err => {
+                                delete libraries[library.id];
+                                delete libraryConfigs[library.id];
+                                log.warn(log._("library.failedToInit",{library:library.id, error:err.toString()}));
+                            });
+                        }
+                    } catch(err) {
+                        log.warn(log._("library.failedToInit",{library:library.id, error:err.toString()}));
                     }
                 }
             })
@@ -81,26 +89,26 @@ function registerType(id,type) {
 
 function getEntry(library,type,path) {
     if (!knownTypes.hasOwnProperty(type)) {
-        throw new Error(`Unknown library type '${type}'`);
+        throw new Error(log._("library.unknownType",{type: type}))
     }
     if (libraries.hasOwnProperty(library)) {
         return libraries[library].getEntry(type,path);
     } else {
-        throw new Error(`Unknown library '${library}'`);
+        throw new Error(log._("library.unknownLibrary",{library: library}))
     }
 }
 function saveEntry(library,type,path,meta,body) {
     if (!knownTypes.hasOwnProperty(type)) {
-        throw new Error(`Unknown library type '${type}'`);
+        throw new Error(log._("library.unknownType",{type: type}))
     }
     if (libraries.hasOwnProperty(library)) {
         if (libraries[library].saveEntry) {
             return libraries[library].saveEntry(type,path,meta,body);
         } else {
-            throw new Error(`Library '${library}' is read-only`);
+            throw new Error(log._("library.readOnly",{library: library}))
         }
     } else {
-        throw new Error(`Unknown library '${library}'`);
+        throw new Error(log._("library.unknownLibrary",{library: library}))
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/locales/en-US/runtime.json b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/locales/en-US/runtime.json
index 02e15aa88..2d46bb334 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/locales/en-US/runtime.json
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/locales/en-US/runtime.json
@@ -89,7 +89,12 @@
         "not-available": "Settings not available",
         "property-read-only": "Property '__prop__' is read-only"
     },
-
+    "library": {
+        "unknownLibrary": "Unknown library: __library__",
+        "unknownType": "Unknown library type: __type__",
+        "readOnly": "Library __library__ is read-only",
+        "failedToInit": "Failed to initialise __library__: __error__"
+    },
     "nodes": {
         "credentials": {
             "error":"Error loading credentials: __message__",