diff --git a/Parsers.Common/VisualStudio/Projects/Project.cs b/Parsers.Common/VisualStudio/Projects/Project.cs
index 672e695..63fec6a 100644
--- a/Parsers.Common/VisualStudio/Projects/Project.cs
+++ b/Parsers.Common/VisualStudio/Projects/Project.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ namespace Skyline.DataMiner.CICD.Parsers.Common.VisualStudio.Projects
     using System.Xml.Linq;
 
     using Skyline.DataMiner.CICD.FileSystem;
+    using Skyline.DataMiner.CICD.Parsers.Common.Exceptions;
     using Skyline.DataMiner.CICD.Parsers.Common.Extensions;
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -140,38 +141,45 @@ public static Project Load(string path, string projectName)
                 throw new FileNotFoundException("Could not find project file: " + path);
             }
 
-            string projectDir = FileSystem.Path.GetDirectoryName(path);
-            var xmlContent = FileSystem.File.ReadAllText(path, Encoding.UTF8);
-            var document = XDocument.Parse(xmlContent);
+            try
+            {
+                string projectDir = FileSystem.Path.GetDirectoryName(path);
+                var xmlContent = FileSystem.File.ReadAllText(path, Encoding.UTF8);
+                var document = XDocument.Parse(xmlContent);
 
-            IProjectParser parser = ProjectParserFactory.GetParser(document, projectDir);
+                IProjectParser parser = ProjectParserFactory.GetParser(document, projectDir);
 
-            string name = projectName;
-            string assemblyName = parser.GetAssemblyName();
-            if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(assemblyName))
-            {
-                name = assemblyName;
-            }
-            
-            var project = new Project
-            {
-                AssemblyName = name,
-                Path = path,
-                ProjectStyle = parser.GetProjectStyle(),
-            };
+                string name = projectName;
+                string assemblyName = parser.GetAssemblyName();
+                if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(assemblyName))
+                {
+                    name = assemblyName;
+                }
 
-            project._references.AddRange(parser.GetReferences());
-            project._projectReferences.AddRange(parser.GetProjectReferences());
-            project._packageReferences.AddRange(parser.GetPackageReferences());
+                var project = new Project
+                {
+                    AssemblyName = name,
+                    Path = path,
+                    ProjectStyle = parser.GetProjectStyle(),
+                };
 
-            var files = parser.GetCompileFiles().ToList();
+                project._references.AddRange(parser.GetReferences());
+                project._projectReferences.AddRange(parser.GetProjectReferences());
+                project._packageReferences.AddRange(parser.GetPackageReferences());
 
-            project._files.AddRange(files);
-            project._files.AddRange(parser.GetSharedProjectCompileFiles());
+                var files = parser.GetCompileFiles().ToList();
 
-            project.TargetFrameworkMoniker = parser.GetTargetFrameworkMoniker();
+                project._files.AddRange(files);
+                project._files.AddRange(parser.GetSharedProjectCompileFiles());
 
-            return project;
+                project.TargetFrameworkMoniker = parser.GetTargetFrameworkMoniker();
+
+                return project;
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                throw new ParserException($"Failed to load project '{projectName}' ({path}).", e);
+            }
         }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/Parsers.Common/VisualStudio/Projects/SdkStyleParser.cs b/Parsers.Common/VisualStudio/Projects/SdkStyleParser.cs
index bfbd7b7..10b6267 100644
--- a/Parsers.Common/VisualStudio/Projects/SdkStyleParser.cs
+++ b/Parsers.Common/VisualStudio/Projects/SdkStyleParser.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ internal class SdkStyleParser : IProjectParser
 
         internal SdkStyleParser(XDocument document, string projectDir)
         {
-	        this.document = document ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(document));
+            this.document = document ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(document));
             this.projectDir = projectDir;
         }
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public IEnumerable<ProjectReference> GetProjectReferences()
                 string name = path;
                 if (path.Contains("\\"))
                 {
-                    name = name.Substring(path.LastIndexOf("\\") + 1); 
+                    name = name.Substring(path.LastIndexOf("\\") + 1);
                 }
 
                 name = name.Replace(".csproj", "");
@@ -134,11 +134,13 @@ public IEnumerable<ProjectFile> GetCompileFiles()
 
             var directories = FileSystem.Directory.EnumerateDirectories(projectDir);
 
-            foreach(var directory in directories)
+            foreach (var directory in directories)
             {
                 string directoryName = directory.Substring(relativePathOffset);
 
-                if(directoryName.Equals("bin", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) || directoryName.Equals("obj", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                if (directoryName.Equals("bin", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
+                    directoryName.Equals("obj", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
+                    directoryName.Equals(".vs", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                 {
                     continue;
                 }
@@ -155,35 +157,35 @@ public IEnumerable<ProjectFile> GetCompileFiles()
 
         public string GetTargetFrameworkMoniker()
         {
-	        var propertyGroups = document
-	                             ?.Element("Project")
-	                             ?.Elements("PropertyGroup");
+            var propertyGroups = document
+                                 ?.Element("Project")
+                                 ?.Elements("PropertyGroup");
 
-	        if (propertyGroups == null)
-	        {
-		        throw new ParserException("No PropertyGroup tags found in the csproj file!");
-	        }
+            if (propertyGroups == null)
+            {
+                throw new ParserException("No PropertyGroup tags found in the csproj file!");
+            }
 
-	        foreach (XElement propertyGroup in propertyGroups)
-	        {
-		        var targetFrameworkElement = propertyGroup.Element("TargetFramework");
+            foreach (XElement propertyGroup in propertyGroups)
+            {
+                var targetFrameworkElement = propertyGroup.Element("TargetFramework");
 
-		        if (targetFrameworkElement == null)
-		        {
-			        continue;
-		        }
+                if (targetFrameworkElement == null)
+                {
+                    continue;
+                }
 
-		        // SDK style projects support multi-targeting. Return first item.
-		        string tfms = targetFrameworkElement.Value;
+                // SDK style projects support multi-targeting. Return first item.
+                string tfms = targetFrameworkElement.Value;
 
-		        // https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/frameworks
-		        string sdkStyleTfm = tfms.Split(';')[0];
-		        var tfm = NuGetFramework.ParseFolder(sdkStyleTfm);
+                // https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/frameworks
+                string sdkStyleTfm = tfms.Split(';')[0];
+                var tfm = NuGetFramework.ParseFolder(sdkStyleTfm);
 
-		        return tfm.DotNetFrameworkName;
+                return tfm.DotNetFrameworkName;
             }
 
-	        throw new ParserException("No TargetFramework tag found in the csproj file!");
+            throw new ParserException("No TargetFramework tag found in the csproj file!");
         }
 
         public IEnumerable<ProjectFile> GetSharedProjectCompileFiles()