diff --git a/.rubocop_todo.yml b/.rubocop_todo.yml
index 6ce77ed5..27389425 100644
--- a/.rubocop_todo.yml
+++ b/.rubocop_todo.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Metrics/MethodLength:
 # Offense count: 2
 # Configuration parameters: CountComments.
 Metrics/ModuleLength:
-  Max: 368
+  Max: 373
 
 # Offense count: 1
 Style/CaseEquality:
diff --git a/lib/resque/scheduler.rb b/lib/resque/scheduler.rb
index 34b89300..0cd47e3a 100644
--- a/lib/resque/scheduler.rb
+++ b/lib/resque/scheduler.rb
@@ -155,8 +155,13 @@ def load_schedule_job(name, config)
             args = optionizate_interval_value(config[interval_type])
             args = [args, nil, job: true] if args.is_a?(::String)
 
-            job = rufus_scheduler.send(interval_type, *args) do
-              enqueue_recurring(name, config)
+            begin
+              job = rufus_scheduler.send(interval_type, *args) do
+                enqueue_recurring(name, config)
+              end
+            rescue ArgumentError => e
+              log_error "Invalid #{interval_type} schedule for #{name}: #{e.message} - skipping"
+              return
             end
             @scheduled_jobs[name] = job
             interval_defined = true
diff --git a/test/scheduler_test.rb b/test/scheduler_test.rb
index 472a411b..a583cce3 100644
--- a/test/scheduler_test.rb
+++ b/test/scheduler_test.rb
@@ -120,6 +120,36 @@
     assert Resque::Scheduler.scheduled_jobs.keys.include?('some_ivar_job')
   end
 
+  test 'load_schedule_job skips an invalid cron with options' do
+    Resque::Scheduler.expects(:log_error).with(
+      regexp_matches(/Invalid cron schedule for bad_job:/)
+    )
+
+    Resque::Scheduler.load_schedule_job(
+      'bad_job',
+      'cron' => ['not a cron', { 'allow_overlapping' => 'true' }],
+      'class' => 'SomeIvarJob'
+    )
+
+    assert_empty Resque::Scheduler.rufus_scheduler.jobs
+    assert_empty Resque::Scheduler.scheduled_jobs
+  end
+
+  test 'load_schedule continues after an invalid cron' do
+    Resque.schedule = {
+      'bad_job' => { 'cron' => 'not a cron', 'class' => 'SomeIvarJob' },
+      'good_job' => { 'cron' => '* * * * *', 'class' => 'SomeIvarJob' }
+    }
+    Resque::Scheduler.expects(:log_error).with(
+      regexp_matches(/Invalid cron schedule for bad_job:/)
+    )
+
+    Resque::Scheduler.load_schedule!
+
+    assert_equal ['good_job'], Resque::Scheduler.scheduled_jobs.keys
+    assert_equal 1, Resque::Scheduler.rufus_scheduler.jobs.size
+  end
+
   test 'load_schedule_job with every with options' do
     Resque::Scheduler.load_schedule_job(
       'some_ivar_job',