diff --git a/src/ServiceControl.Persistence/PersistenceManifest.cs b/src/ServiceControl.Persistence/PersistenceManifest.cs
index 1c1c6dff73..7f5f0a1d67 100644
--- a/src/ServiceControl.Persistence/PersistenceManifest.cs
+++ b/src/ServiceControl.Persistence/PersistenceManifest.cs
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@ public class PersistenceManifest
 
         public required string Description { get; set; }
 
-        public required string AssemblyName { get; set; }
+        // Absent on manifests for persisters that no longer ship an assembly, such as RavenDB 3.5
+        public string? AssemblyName { get; set; }
 
-        public required string TypeName { get; set; }
+        public string? TypeName { get; set; }
 
         public bool IsSupported { get; set; } = true;
 
@@ -59,10 +60,7 @@ static PersistenceManifestLibrary()
 
             try
             {
-                foreach (var manifestFile in Directory.EnumerateFiles(assemblyDirectory, "persistence.manifest", SearchOption.AllDirectories))
-                {
-                    PersistenceManifests.Add(DeserializeManifest(manifestFile));
-                }
+                PersistenceManifests.AddRange(LoadManifests(Directory.EnumerateFiles(assemblyDirectory, "persistence.manifest", SearchOption.AllDirectories)));
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
@@ -71,10 +69,7 @@ static PersistenceManifestLibrary()
 
             try
             {
-                foreach (var manifestFile in DevelopmentPersistenceLocations.ManifestFiles)
-                {
-                    PersistenceManifests.Add(DeserializeManifest(manifestFile));
-                }
+                PersistenceManifests.AddRange(LoadManifests(DevelopmentPersistenceLocations.ManifestFiles));
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
@@ -84,6 +79,26 @@ static PersistenceManifestLibrary()
             PersistenceManifests.ForEach(m => logger.LogInformation("Found persistence manifest for {ManifestDisplayName}", m.DisplayName));
         }
 
+        // One unreadable manifest must not hide the persisters enumerated after it
+        internal static List<PersistenceManifest> LoadManifests(IEnumerable<string> manifestFiles)
+        {
+            var manifests = new List<PersistenceManifest>();
+
+            foreach (var manifestFile in manifestFiles)
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    manifests.Add(DeserializeManifest(manifestFile));
+                }
+                catch (Exception ex)
+                {
+                    logger.LogWarning(ex, "Failed to load persistence manifest {ManifestFile}", manifestFile);
+                }
+            }
+
+            return manifests;
+        }
+
         static PersistenceManifest DeserializeManifest(string manifestFile)
         {
             var manifest = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<PersistenceManifest>(File.ReadAllText(manifestFile))
diff --git a/src/ServiceControl.Persistence/ServiceControl.Persistence.csproj b/src/ServiceControl.Persistence/ServiceControl.Persistence.csproj
index f4f4299197..131f2cfa0e 100644
--- a/src/ServiceControl.Persistence/ServiceControl.Persistence.csproj
+++ b/src/ServiceControl.Persistence/ServiceControl.Persistence.csproj
@@ -16,4 +16,8 @@
     <PackageReference Include="NServiceBus.CustomChecks" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <InternalsVisibleTo Include="ServiceControl.UnitTests" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
 </Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/ServiceControl.UnitTests/Infrastructure/PersistenceManifestLoadingTests.cs b/src/ServiceControl.UnitTests/Infrastructure/PersistenceManifestLoadingTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d7222810b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ServiceControl.UnitTests/Infrastructure/PersistenceManifestLoadingTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+namespace ServiceControl.UnitTests.Infrastructure;
+
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using ServiceControl.Persistence;
+
+[TestFixture]
+public class PersistenceManifestLoadingTests
+{
+    const string RavenDB = """
+                           {
+                             "Name": "RavenDB",
+                             "DisplayName": "RavenDB",
+                             "Description": "RavenDB ServiceControl persister",
+                             "AssemblyName": "ServiceControl.Persistence.RavenDB",
+                             "TypeName": "ServiceControl.Persistence.RavenDB.RavenPersistenceConfiguration, ServiceControl.Persistence.RavenDB"
+                           }
+                           """;
+
+    // Ships so that ServiceControl Management can describe pre-v5 instances, and has no assembly left to name
+    const string RavenDB35 = """
+                             {
+                               "Name": "RavenDB35",
+                               "IsSupported": false,
+                               "DisplayName": "RavenDB 3.5 (Legacy)",
+                               "Description": "RavenDB 3.5 (Legacy) ServiceControl persister"
+                             }
+                             """;
+
+    const string SqlServer = """
+                             {
+                               "Name": "SQLServer",
+                               "DisplayName": "SQL Server",
+                               "Description": "SQL Server ServiceControl persister",
+                               "AssemblyName": "ServiceControl.Persistence.EFCore.SqlServer",
+                               "TypeName": "ServiceControl.Persistence.EFCore.SqlServer.SqlServerPersistenceConfiguration, ServiceControl.Persistence.EFCore.SqlServer"
+                             }
+                             """;
+
+    [Test]
+    public void Legacy_manifest_without_an_assembly_does_not_hide_the_persisters_after_it()
+    {
+        var manifests = LoadFrom(new()
+        {
+            ["RavenDB"] = RavenDB,
+            ["RavenDB35"] = RavenDB35,
+            ["SQLServer"] = SqlServer
+        });
+
+        Assert.That(manifests.Select(m => m.Name), Is.EquivalentTo(["RavenDB", "RavenDB35", "SQLServer"]));
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public void Unreadable_manifest_does_not_hide_the_persisters_after_it()
+    {
+        var manifests = LoadFrom(new()
+        {
+            ["Corrupt"] = "{ this is not json",
+            ["SQLServer"] = SqlServer
+        });
+
+        Assert.That(manifests.Select(m => m.Name), Is.EqualTo(["SQLServer"]));
+    }
+
+    static List<PersistenceManifest> LoadFrom(Dictionary<string, string> persisters)
+    {
+        var installDirectory = Path.Combine(TestContext.CurrentContext.TestDirectory, TestContext.CurrentContext.Test.ID);
+
+        foreach (var (persister, manifest) in persisters)
+        {
+            var persisterDirectory = Path.Combine(installDirectory, "Persisters", persister);
+            Directory.CreateDirectory(persisterDirectory);
+            File.WriteAllText(Path.Combine(persisterDirectory, "persistence.manifest"), manifest);
+        }
+
+        try
+        {
+            return PersistenceManifestLibrary.LoadManifests(Directory.EnumerateFiles(installDirectory, "persistence.manifest", SearchOption.AllDirectories));
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            Directory.Delete(installDirectory, true);
+        }
+    }
+}