diff --git a/files/usr/share/cinnamon/cinnamon-settings/modules/cs_keyboard.py b/files/usr/share/cinnamon/cinnamon-settings/modules/cs_keyboard.py
index d65a9628c0..398d2e862e 100755
--- a/files/usr/share/cinnamon/cinnamon-settings/modules/cs_keyboard.py
+++ b/files/usr/share/cinnamon/cinnamon-settings/modules/cs_keyboard.py
@@ -535,9 +535,12 @@ def on_module_selected(self):
                     home = os.path.expanduser("~")
                     gettext.bindtextdomain(name, f"{home}/.local/share/locale")
                     gettext.textdomain(name)
-                    with open(f"{home}/.local/share/cinnamon/{_type}/{name}/metadata.json", encoding="utf-8") as metadata:
-                        json_data = json.load(metadata)
-                        category_label = gettext.gettext(_(json_data["name"]))
+                    try:
+                        with open(f"{home}/.local/share/cinnamon/{_type}/{name}/metadata.json", encoding="utf-8") as metadata:
+                            json_data = json.load(metadata)
+                            category_label = gettext.gettext(_(json_data["name"]))
+                    except FileNotFoundError:
+                        continue
                 if not _id:
                     cat_label = category_label if category_label else name
                     CATEGORIES.append([cat_label, name, "spices", None, properties])