diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/zowe/explorer/config/connect/ui/zosmf/ZOSMFConnectionConfigurable.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/zowe/explorer/config/connect/ui/zosmf/ZOSMFConnectionConfigurable.kt
index 27d6d58b..cc962bac 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/org/zowe/explorer/config/connect/ui/zosmf/ZOSMFConnectionConfigurable.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/zowe/explorer/config/connect/ui/zosmf/ZOSMFConnectionConfigurable.kt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 package org.zowe.explorer.config.connect.ui.zosmf
 
+import com.google.gson.JsonSyntaxException
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.runInEdt
 import com.intellij.openapi.options.BoundSearchableConfigurable
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ import org.zowe.explorer.config.connect.Credentials
 import org.zowe.explorer.config.ws.FilesWorkingSetConfig
 import org.zowe.explorer.config.ws.JesWorkingSetConfig
 import org.zowe.explorer.config.ws.WorkingSetConfig
+import org.zowe.explorer.telemetry.NotificationsService
 import org.zowe.explorer.utils.crudable.getAll
 import org.zowe.explorer.utils.isThe
 import org.zowe.explorer.utils.runWriteActionInEdtAndWait
@@ -109,7 +111,12 @@ class ZOSMFConnectionConfigurable : BoundSearchableConfigurable("z/OSMF Connecti
           return
         }
 
-      val zoweConfig = parseConfigJson(configFile.inputStream)
+      val zoweConfig = try {
+        parseConfigJson(configFile.inputStream)
+      } catch (e: JsonSyntaxException) {
+        NotificationsService.getService().notifyError(Exception("Cannot parse Zowe config file"))
+        return
+      }
       zoweConfig.extractSecureProperties(configFile.path.split("/").toTypedArray())
       kotlin.runCatching {
         zoweConfig.updateFromState(state)
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/zowe/explorer/zowe/actions/UpdateZoweConfigAction.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/zowe/explorer/zowe/actions/UpdateZoweConfigAction.kt
index 7ef55583..3cfc2b24 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/org/zowe/explorer/zowe/actions/UpdateZoweConfigAction.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/zowe/explorer/zowe/actions/UpdateZoweConfigAction.kt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 package org.zowe.explorer.zowe.actions
 
+import com.google.gson.JsonSyntaxException
 import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.ActionUpdateThread
 import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.AnActionEvent
 import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.CommonDataKeys
@@ -84,12 +85,17 @@ class UpdateZoweConfigAction : DumbAwareAction() {
         zoweConfigService.localZoweConfig
       else
         zoweConfigService.globalZoweConfig
-      if (type == ZoweConfigType.LOCAL) {
-        zoweConfigService.localZoweConfig = parseConfigJson(editor.document.text)
-        zoweConfigService.localZoweConfig?.extractSecureProperties(vFile.path.split("/").toTypedArray())
-      } else {
-        zoweConfigService.globalZoweConfig = parseConfigJson(editor.document.text)
-        zoweConfigService.globalZoweConfig?.extractSecureProperties(vFile.path.split("/").toTypedArray())
+      try {
+        if (type == ZoweConfigType.LOCAL) {
+          zoweConfigService.localZoweConfig = parseConfigJson(editor.document.text)
+          zoweConfigService.localZoweConfig?.extractSecureProperties(vFile.path.split("/").toTypedArray())
+        } else {
+          zoweConfigService.globalZoweConfig = parseConfigJson(editor.document.text)
+          zoweConfigService.globalZoweConfig?.extractSecureProperties(vFile.path.split("/").toTypedArray())
+        }
+      } catch (ex: JsonSyntaxException) {
+        e.presentation.isEnabledAndVisible = false
+        return
       }
       val zoweState = zoweConfigService.getZoweConfigState(false, type = type)
       e.presentation.isEnabledAndVisible =