diff --git a/spec/file-system-blob-store-spec.coffee b/spec/file-system-blob-store-spec.coffee
index c1cc29449..5147e59ee 100644
--- a/spec/file-system-blob-store-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/file-system-blob-store-spec.coffee
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 temp = require 'temp'
+path = require 'path'
+fs = require 'fs-plus'
 FileSystemBlobStore = require '../src/file-system-blob-store'
 
 describe "FileSystemBlobStore", ->
@@ -77,3 +79,27 @@ describe "FileSystemBlobStore", ->
     expect(blobStore.get("b", "invalidation-key-2")).toBeUndefined()
     expect(blobStore.get("b", "invalidation-key-3")).toBeUndefined()
     expect(blobStore.get("c", "invalidation-key-4")).toBeUndefined()
+
+  it "ignores errors when loading an invalid blob store", ->
+    blobStore.set("a", "invalidation-key-1", new Buffer("a"))
+    blobStore.set("b", "invalidation-key-2", new Buffer("b"))
+    blobStore.save()
+
+    # Simulate corruption
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(storageDirectory, "MAP"), new Buffer([0]))
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(storageDirectory, "INVKEYS"), new Buffer([0]))
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(storageDirectory, "BLOB"), new Buffer([0]))
+
+    blobStore = FileSystemBlobStore.load(storageDirectory)
+
+    expect(blobStore.get("a", "invalidation-key-1")).toBeUndefined()
+    expect(blobStore.get("b", "invalidation-key-2")).toBeUndefined()
+
+    blobStore.set("a", "invalidation-key-1", new Buffer("x"))
+    blobStore.set("b", "invalidation-key-2", new Buffer("y"))
+    blobStore.save()
+
+    blobStore = FileSystemBlobStore.load(storageDirectory)
+
+    expect(blobStore.get("a", "invalidation-key-1")).toEqual(new Buffer("x"))
+    expect(blobStore.get("b", "invalidation-key-2")).toEqual(new Buffer("y"))
diff --git a/src/file-system-blob-store.js b/src/file-system-blob-store.js
index e565a8857..7bbbdcb14 100644
--- a/src/file-system-blob-store.js
+++ b/src/file-system-blob-store.js
@@ -12,12 +12,16 @@ class FileSystemBlobStore {
   }
 
   constructor (directory) {
-    this.inMemoryBlobs = new Map()
-    this.invalidationKeys = {}
     this.blobFilename = path.join(directory, 'BLOB')
     this.blobMapFilename = path.join(directory, 'MAP')
     this.invalidationKeysFilename = path.join(directory, 'INVKEYS')
     this.lockFilename = path.join(directory, 'LOCK')
+    this.reset()
+  }
+
+  reset () {
+    this.inMemoryBlobs = new Map()
+    this.invalidationKeys = {}
     this.storedBlob = new Buffer(0)
     this.storedBlobMap = {}
   }
@@ -32,9 +36,14 @@ class FileSystemBlobStore {
     if (!fs.existsSync(this.invalidationKeysFilename)) {
       return
     }
-    this.storedBlob = fs.readFileSync(this.blobFilename)
-    this.storedBlobMap = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(this.blobMapFilename))
-    this.invalidationKeys = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(this.invalidationKeysFilename))
+
+    try {
+      this.storedBlob = fs.readFileSync(this.blobFilename)
+      this.storedBlobMap = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(this.blobMapFilename))
+      this.invalidationKeys = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(this.invalidationKeysFilename))
+    } catch (e) {
+      this.reset()
+    }
   }
 
   save () {