From 3a6c078b3080a6a22dbf65d061d44bca7380e392 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Qstick <qstick@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2023 12:54:37 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Fixed: Catch InvalidDataException during initial config to
 prevent boot loop

(cherry picked from commit 9862584611f29ac3f16e0c6ef0afb183ff3f0588)
---
 src/NzbDrone.Host/Bootstrap.cs | 17 +++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Host/Bootstrap.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Host/Bootstrap.cs
index c72b07dcb..c9ede9d05 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Host/Bootstrap.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Host/Bootstrap.cs
@@ -198,10 +198,19 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Host
         private static IConfiguration GetConfiguration(StartupContext context)
         {
             var appFolder = new AppFolderInfo(context);
-            return new ConfigurationBuilder()
-                .AddXmlFile(appFolder.GetConfigPath(), optional: true, reloadOnChange: false)
-                .AddInMemoryCollection(new List<KeyValuePair<string, string>> { new ("dataProtectionFolder", appFolder.GetDataProtectionPath()) })
-                .Build();
+            var configPath = appFolder.GetConfigPath();
+
+            try
+            {
+                return new ConfigurationBuilder()
+                    .AddXmlFile(configPath, optional: true, reloadOnChange: false)
+                    .AddInMemoryCollection(new List<KeyValuePair<string, string>> { new ("dataProtectionFolder", appFolder.GetDataProtectionPath()) })
+                    .Build();
+            }
+            catch (InvalidDataException ex)
+            {
+                throw new InvalidConfigFileException($"{configPath} is corrupt or invalid. Please delete the config file and Sonarr will recreate it.", ex);
+            }
         }
 
         private static string BuildUrl(string scheme, string bindAddress, int port)