diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b570625..bc88eee 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Changed
+
+- When using `check-deps`, do not throw exceptions that occur before the DotNetConsoleBuilder is built
+
 ## [5.0.0] - 2025-01-27
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/Neolution.DotNet.Console/DotNetConsoleBuilder.cs b/Neolution.DotNet.Console/DotNetConsoleBuilder.cs
index 442f4d0..ceea7b7 100644
--- a/Neolution.DotNet.Console/DotNetConsoleBuilder.cs
+++ b/Neolution.DotNet.Console/DotNetConsoleBuilder.cs
@@ -135,14 +135,22 @@ internal static DotNetConsoleBuilder CreateBuilderInternal(Assembly assembly, Ty
                 .ToArray();
 
             var parsedArguments = Parser.Default.ParseArguments(args, verbTypes);
-            var consoleBuilder = new DotNetConsoleBuilder(builder, parsedArguments, environment, configuration);
-
             if (args.Length == 1 && string.Equals(args[0], "check-deps", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
             {
-                consoleBuilder.checkDependencies = true;
-                return consoleBuilder;
+                try
+                {
+                    return new DotNetConsoleBuilder(builder, parsedArguments, environment, configuration)
+                    {
+                        checkDependencies = true,
+                    };
+                }
+                catch (Exception)
+                {
+                    // Only check service dependencies, which happens when the builder is built. All other exceptions are ignored.
+                }
             }
 
+            var consoleBuilder = new DotNetConsoleBuilder(builder, parsedArguments, environment, configuration);
             CheckStrictVerbMatching(args, verbTypes);
             return consoleBuilder;
         }