diff --git a/gns3server/controller/__init__.py b/gns3server/controller/__init__.py
index e6cf25c1..8a5d999d 100644
--- a/gns3server/controller/__init__.py
+++ b/gns3server/controller/__init__.py
@@ -78,10 +78,11 @@ class Controller:
                     try:
                         with open(path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
                             appliance = ApplianceTemplate(appliance_id, json.load(f), builtin=builtin)
-                    except (ValueError, OSError) as e:
+                            appliance.__json__()  # Check if loaded without error
+                        if appliance.status != 'broken':
+                            self._appliance_templates[appliance.id] = appliance
+                    except (ValueError, OSError, KeyError) as e:
                         log.warning("Can't load %s: %s", path, str(e))
-                    if appliance.status != 'broken':
-                        self._appliance_templates[appliance.id] = appliance
 
         self._appliances = {}
         vms = []
diff --git a/tests/controller/test_controller.py b/tests/controller/test_controller.py
index 5c7240ff..e9b3f528 100644
--- a/tests/controller/test_controller.py
+++ b/tests/controller/test_controller.py
@@ -481,6 +481,12 @@ def test_appliance_templates(controller, async_run, tmpdir):
     }
     with open(str(tmpdir / "my_appliance.gns3a"), 'w+') as f:
         json.dump(my_appliance, f)
+    # A broken appliance
+    my_appliance = {
+        "name": "Broken"
+    }
+    with open(str(tmpdir / "my_appliance2.gns3a"), 'w+') as f:
+        json.dump(my_appliance, f)
 
     with patch("gns3server.config.Config.get_section_config", return_value={"appliances_path": str(tmpdir)}):
         controller.load_appliances()