diff --git a/lemminx-maven/src/main/java/org/eclipse/lemminx/extensions/maven/utils/MavenPluginUtils.java b/lemminx-maven/src/main/java/org/eclipse/lemminx/extensions/maven/utils/MavenPluginUtils.java
index d40a1f8e..4e72be4b 100644
--- a/lemminx-maven/src/main/java/org/eclipse/lemminx/extensions/maven/utils/MavenPluginUtils.java
+++ b/lemminx-maven/src/main/java/org/eclipse/lemminx/extensions/maven/utils/MavenPluginUtils.java
@@ -108,7 +108,12 @@ public static Set<Parameter> collectPluginConfigurationParameters(IPositionReque
 	public static Set<MojoParameter> collectPluginConfigurationMojoParameters(IPositionRequest request,
 			MavenLemminxExtension plugin)
 			throws PluginResolutionException, PluginDescriptorParsingException, InvalidPluginDescriptorException {
-		PluginDescriptor pluginDescriptor = MavenPluginUtils.getContainingPluginDescriptor(request.getNode(), plugin);
+		PluginDescriptor pluginDescriptor = null;
+		try {
+			pluginDescriptor = MavenPluginUtils.getContainingPluginDescriptor(request.getNode(), plugin);
+		} catch (PluginResolutionException | PluginDescriptorParsingException | InvalidPluginDescriptorException e) {
+			LOGGER.log(Level.SEVERE, e.getMessage(), e);
+		}
 		if (pluginDescriptor == null) {
 			return Collections.emptySet();
 		}
@@ -127,8 +132,9 @@ public static Set<MojoParameter> collectPluginConfigurationMojoParameters(IPosit
 			return Collections.emptySet();
 		}
 		plugin.getMavenSession().setProjects(Collections.singletonList(project));
+		final var finalPluginDescriptor = pluginDescriptor;
 		return mojosToConsiderList.stream().flatMap(mojo -> PlexusConfigHelper
-				.loadMojoParameters(pluginDescriptor, mojo, plugin.getMavenSession(), plugin.getBuildPluginManager())
+				.loadMojoParameters(finalPluginDescriptor, mojo, plugin.getMavenSession(), plugin.getBuildPluginManager())
 				.stream()).collect(Collectors.toSet());
 	}
 
@@ -192,8 +198,11 @@ public static PluginDescriptor getContainingPluginDescriptor(DOMNode node,
 			pluginDescriptor = lemminxMavenPlugin.getMavenPluginManager().getPluginDescriptor(plugin,
 				project.getRemotePluginRepositories().stream().collect(Collectors.toList()),
 				lemminxMavenPlugin.getMavenSession().getRepositorySession());
-		} catch (PluginResolutionException ex) {
+		} catch (PluginResolutionException | PluginDescriptorParsingException | InvalidPluginDescriptorException ex) {
 			LOGGER.log(Level.SEVERE, ex.getMessage(), ex);
+			throw ex; // Re-throw the exception to allow gathering the diagnostics
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			LOGGER.log(Level.SEVERE, "An error occured while getting a plugin descriptor: " + e.getMessage(), e);
 		}
 		if (pluginDescriptor == null && "0.0.1-SNAPSHOT".equals(plugin.getVersion())) { // probably missing or not parsed version
 			Optional<DefaultArtifactVersion> version;