diff --git a/src/datasets/features/features.py b/src/datasets/features/features.py
index 1d241e0b7b7..49eab94d0a0 100644
--- a/src/datasets/features/features.py
+++ b/src/datasets/features/features.py
@@ -1788,7 +1788,12 @@ def from_arrow_schema(cls, pa_schema: pa.Schema) -> "Features":
         if pa_schema.metadata is not None and "huggingface".encode("utf-8") in pa_schema.metadata:
             metadata = json.loads(pa_schema.metadata["huggingface".encode("utf-8")].decode())
             if "info" in metadata and "features" in metadata["info"] and metadata["info"]["features"] is not None:
-                metadata_features = Features.from_dict(metadata["info"]["features"])
+                try:
+                    metadata_features = Features.from_dict(metadata["info"]["features"])
+                except Exception as e:
+                    logger.warning(
+                        f"Warning: failed to load features from Arrow schema metadata: {e}, decoding may not be as intended"
+                    )
         metadata_features_schema = metadata_features.arrow_schema
         obj = {
             field.name: (
diff --git a/src/datasets/info.py b/src/datasets/info.py
index d9e4cad598f..99f5f7f739d 100644
--- a/src/datasets/info.py
+++ b/src/datasets/info.py
@@ -314,7 +314,13 @@ def _to_yaml_dict(self) -> dict:
     def _from_yaml_dict(cls, yaml_data: dict) -> "DatasetInfo":
         yaml_data = copy.deepcopy(yaml_data)
         if yaml_data.get("features") is not None:
-            yaml_data["features"] = Features._from_yaml_list(yaml_data["features"])
+            try:
+                yaml_data["features"] = Features._from_yaml_list(yaml_data["features"])
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.warning(
+                    f"Warning: failed to load features from Arrow schema metadata: {e}, decoding may not be as intended"
+                )
+                del yaml_data["features"]
         if yaml_data.get("splits") is not None:
             yaml_data["splits"] = SplitDict._from_yaml_list(yaml_data["splits"])
         field_names = {f.name for f in dataclasses.fields(cls)}