diff --git a/src/dom_components/view/ComponentsView.js b/src/dom_components/view/ComponentsView.js
index 43c399f06..361b4bca9 100644
--- a/src/dom_components/view/ComponentsView.js
+++ b/src/dom_components/view/ComponentsView.js
@@ -79,7 +79,14 @@ export default Backbone.View.extend({
         config,
         componentTypes: dt
       });
-    let rendered = view.render().el;
+    let rendered = document.createTextNode('');
+
+    try {
+      // Avoid breaking on DOM rendering (eg. invalid attribute name)
+      rendered = view.render().el;
+    } catch (error) {
+      em.logError(error);
+    }
 
     if (fragment) {
       fragment.appendChild(rendered);