diff --git a/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.CoreCLR.AssemblyLoadContext/CoreCLR/CorePsAssemblyLoadContext.cs b/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.CoreCLR.AssemblyLoadContext/CoreCLR/CorePsAssemblyLoadContext.cs
index 9225655743e..7d6145dfc23 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.CoreCLR.AssemblyLoadContext/CoreCLR/CorePsAssemblyLoadContext.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.CoreCLR.AssemblyLoadContext/CoreCLR/CorePsAssemblyLoadContext.cs
@@ -250,7 +250,14 @@ internal Assembly LoadFrom(string assemblyPath)
 
                 // Try loading it from the TPA list. All PowerShell dependencies are in the
                 // TPA list when published with dotnet-cli.
-                asmLoaded = Assembly.Load(assemblyName);
+                try
+                {
+                    asmLoaded = Assembly.Load(assemblyName);
+                }
+                catch
+                {
+                    asmLoaded = null;
+                }
 
                 if (asmLoaded == null)
                 {
@@ -520,4 +527,4 @@ public static void SetPowerShellAssemblyLoadContext([MarshalAs(stringType)]strin
     }
 }
 
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif