diff --git a/samtranslator/plugins/sam_plugins.py b/samtranslator/plugins/sam_plugins.py
index c98e2cbb7..98a55263b 100644
--- a/samtranslator/plugins/sam_plugins.py
+++ b/samtranslator/plugins/sam_plugins.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import logging
-from samtranslator.model.exceptions import InvalidResourceException, InvalidDocumentException
+from samtranslator.model.exceptions import InvalidResourceException, InvalidDocumentException, InvalidTemplateException
 from samtranslator.plugins import BasePlugin, LifeCycleEvents
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ def act(self, event, *args, **kwargs):
 
             try:
                 getattr(plugin, method_name)(*args, **kwargs)
-            except (InvalidResourceException, InvalidDocumentException) as ex:
+            except (InvalidResourceException, InvalidDocumentException, InvalidTemplateException) as ex:
                 # Don't need to log these because they don't result in crashes
                 raise ex
             except Exception as ex:
diff --git a/samtranslator/translator/translator.py b/samtranslator/translator/translator.py
index 2824dd8d6..b40737c36 100644
--- a/samtranslator/translator/translator.py
+++ b/samtranslator/translator/translator.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     InvalidResourceException,
     DuplicateLogicalIdException,
     InvalidEventException,
+    InvalidTemplateException,
 )
 from samtranslator.intrinsics.resolver import IntrinsicsResolver
 from samtranslator.intrinsics.actions import FindInMapAction
@@ -163,7 +164,7 @@ def translate(self, sam_template, parameter_values, feature_toggle=None, passthr
                         document_errors.append(
                             DuplicateLogicalIdException(logical_id, resource.logical_id, resource.resource_type)
                         )
-            except (InvalidResourceException, InvalidEventException) as e:
+            except (InvalidResourceException, InvalidEventException, InvalidTemplateException) as e:
                 document_errors.append(e)
 
         if deployment_preference_collection.any_enabled():
@@ -183,7 +184,7 @@ def translate(self, sam_template, parameter_values, feature_toggle=None, passthr
         # Run the after-transform plugin target
         try:
             sam_plugins.act(LifeCycleEvents.after_transform_template, template)
-        except (InvalidDocumentException, InvalidResourceException) as e:
+        except (InvalidDocumentException, InvalidResourceException, InvalidTemplateException) as e:
             document_errors.append(e)
 
         # Cleanup