diff --git a/llm/cli.py b/llm/cli.py
index 91f8294..f9faaac 100644
--- a/llm/cli.py
+++ b/llm/cli.py
@@ -435,7 +435,10 @@ def prompt(
         # Cannot be used with system
         if system:
             raise click.ClickException("Cannot use -t/--template and --system together")
-        template_obj = load_template(template)
+        try:
+            template_obj = load_template(template)
+        except LoadTemplateError as ex:
+            raise click.ClickException(str(ex))
         extract = template_obj.extract
         extract_last = template_obj.extract_last
         if template_obj.schema_object:
@@ -683,7 +686,10 @@ def chat(
         # Cannot be used with system
         if system:
             raise click.ClickException("Cannot use -t/--template and --system together")
-        template_obj = load_template(template)
+        try:
+            template_obj = load_template(template)
+        except LoadTemplateError as ex:
+            raise click.ClickException(str(ex))
         if model_id is None and template_obj.model:
             model_id = template_obj.model
 
@@ -1500,7 +1506,12 @@ def templates_list():
     pairs = []
     for file in path.glob("*.yaml"):
         name = file.stem
-        template = load_template(name)
+        garg = []
+        try:
+            template = load_template(name)
+        except LoadTemplateError:
+            # Skip invalid templates
+            continue
         text = []
         if template.system:
             text.append(f"system: {template.system}")
@@ -2572,48 +2583,6 @@ def logs_db_path():
     return user_dir() / "logs.db"
 
 
-def _parse_yaml_template(name, content):
-    try:
-        loaded = yaml.safe_load(content)
-    except yaml.YAMLError as ex:
-        raise click.ClickException("Invalid YAML: {}".format(str(ex)))
-    if isinstance(loaded, str):
-        return Template(name=name, prompt=loaded)
-    loaded["name"] = name
-    try:
-        return Template(**loaded)
-    except pydantic.ValidationError as ex:
-        msg = "A validation error occurred:\n"
-        msg += render_errors(ex.errors())
-        raise click.ClickException(msg)
-
-
-def load_template(name):
-    if name.startswith("https://") or name.startswith("http://"):
-        response = httpx.get(name)
-        response.raise_for_status()
-        return _parse_yaml_template(name, response.text)
-
-    if ":" in name:
-        prefix, rest = name.split(":", 1)
-        loaders = get_template_loaders()
-        if prefix not in loaders:
-            raise click.ClickException("Unknown template prefix: {}".format(prefix))
-        loader = loaders[prefix]
-        try:
-            return loader(rest)
-        except Exception as ex:
-            raise click.ClickException(
-                "Could not load template {}: {}".format(name, ex)
-            )
-
-    path = template_dir() / f"{name}.yaml"
-    if not path.exists():
-        raise click.ClickException(f"Invalid template: {name}")
-    content = path.read_text()
-    return _parse_yaml_template(name, content)
-
-
 def get_history(chat_id):
     if chat_id is None:
         return None, []
@@ -2757,3 +2726,51 @@ def clear_model_option(model_id: str, key: str) -> None:
             del options[model_id]
 
     path.write_text(json.dumps(options, indent=2))
+
+
+class LoadTemplateError(ValueError):
+    pass
+
+
+def _parse_yaml_template(name, content):
+    try:
+        loaded = yaml.safe_load(content)
+    except yaml.YAMLError as ex:
+        raise LoadTemplateError("Invalid YAML: {}".format(str(ex)))
+    if isinstance(loaded, str):
+        return Template(name=name, prompt=loaded)
+    loaded["name"] = name
+    try:
+        return Template(**loaded)
+    except pydantic.ValidationError as ex:
+        msg = "A validation error occurred:\n"
+        msg += render_errors(ex.errors())
+        raise LoadTemplateError(msg)
+
+
+def load_template(name: str) -> Template:
+    "Or raises LoadTemplateError(msg)"
+    if name.startswith("https://") or name.startswith("http://"):
+        response = httpx.get(name)
+        try:
+            response.raise_for_status()
+        except httpx.HTTPStatusError as ex:
+            raise LoadTemplateError("Could not load template {}: {}".format(name, ex))
+        return _parse_yaml_template(name, response.text)
+
+    if ":" in name:
+        prefix, rest = name.split(":", 1)
+        loaders = get_template_loaders()
+        if prefix not in loaders:
+            raise LoadTemplateError("Unknown template prefix: {}".format(prefix))
+        loader = loaders[prefix]
+        try:
+            return loader(rest)
+        except Exception as ex:
+            raise LoadTemplateError("Could not load template {}: {}".format(name, ex))
+
+    path = template_dir() / f"{name}.yaml"
+    if not path.exists():
+        raise LoadTemplateError(f"Invalid template: {name}")
+    content = path.read_text()
+    return _parse_yaml_template(name, content)
diff --git a/llm/utils.py b/llm/utils.py
index 84a012d..686890b 100644
--- a/llm/utils.py
+++ b/llm/utils.py
@@ -240,8 +240,13 @@ def resolve_schema_input(db, schema_input, load_template):
         return
     if schema_input.strip().startswith("t:"):
         name = schema_input.strip()[2:]
-        template = load_template(name)
-        if not template.schema_object:
+        schema_object = None
+        try:
+            template = load_template(name)
+            schema_object = template.schema_object
+        except ValueError:
+            raise click.ClickException("Invalid template: {}".format(name))
+        if not schema_object:
             raise click.ClickException("Template '{}' has no schema".format(name))
         return template.schema_object
     if schema_input.strip().startswith("{"):
diff --git a/tests/test_templates.py b/tests/test_templates.py
index a900046..1bc98e4 100644
--- a/tests/test_templates.py
+++ b/tests/test_templates.py
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ def test_templates_list(templates_path, args):
         "system: summarize this\nprompt: $input", "utf-8"
     )
     (templates_path / "sys.yaml").write_text("system: Summarize this", "utf-8")
+    (templates_path / "invalid.yaml").write_text("system2: This is invalid", "utf-8")
     runner = CliRunner()
     result = runner.invoke(cli, args)
     assert result.exit_code == 0