diff --git a/contrib/inventory/vmware_inventory.py b/contrib/inventory/vmware_inventory.py
index 2fc0e09ffe..40643d7c25 100755
--- a/contrib/inventory/vmware_inventory.py
+++ b/contrib/inventory/vmware_inventory.py
@@ -419,6 +419,8 @@ class VMWareInventory(object):
                 self.debugl('%d custom fields collected' % len(self.custom_fields))
         except vmodl.RuntimeFault as exc:
             self.debugl("Unable to gather custom fields due to %s" % exc.msg)
+        except IndexError as exc:
+            self.debugl("Unable to gather custom fields due to %s" % exc)
 
         return instance_tuples