diff --git a/headless-services/commons/commons-gradle/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/gradle/GradleProjectCache.java b/headless-services/commons/commons-gradle/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/gradle/GradleProjectCache.java
index 532463033..f494882c9 100644
--- a/headless-services/commons/commons-gradle/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/gradle/GradleProjectCache.java
+++ b/headless-services/commons/commons-gradle/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/gradle/GradleProjectCache.java
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ public class GradleProjectCache extends AbstractFileToProjectCache<GradleJavaPro
 			return project.update();
 		} catch (Exception e) {
 			server.getDiagnosticService().diagnosticEvent(new ShowMessageException(
-					new MessageParams(MessageType.Error, "Cannot load Gradle project model from folder:\n" + project.getLocation()), e));
-			return false;
+					new MessageParams(MessageType.Error, "Cannot load Gradle project model from folder: " + project.getLocation()), e));
+			return true;
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/headless-services/commons/commons-maven/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/maven/java/MavenProjectCache.java b/headless-services/commons/commons-maven/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/maven/java/MavenProjectCache.java
index 41f89e4bc..2a237238b 100644
--- a/headless-services/commons/commons-maven/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/maven/java/MavenProjectCache.java
+++ b/headless-services/commons/commons-maven/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/commons/maven/java/MavenProjectCache.java
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ public class MavenProjectCache extends AbstractFileToProjectCache<MavenJavaProje
 			return project.update();
 		} catch (Exception e) {
 			server.getDiagnosticService().diagnosticEvent(new ShowMessageException(
-					new MessageParams(MessageType.Error, "Cannot load Maven project model from Pom file:\n" + project.pom()), e));
-			return false;
+					new MessageParams(MessageType.Error, "Cannot load Maven project model from Pom file: " + project.pom()), e));
+			return true;
 		}
 	}