diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/service/launchd.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/service/launchd.rb
index a7eb3a37369..a82f9f43f20 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/service/launchd.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/service/launchd.rb
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ def has_macosx_plist_overrides?
   def self.read_plist(path)
     begin
       return Plist::parse_xml(path)
-    rescue ArgumentError => detail
+    rescue ArgumentError, NoMethodError => detail
       Puppet.debug("Error reading #{path}: #{detail}. Retrying with plutil.")
     end