From f999a91a0e0828b86130a67b354ff9428ea2a861 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lilian Kasem <likasem@microsoft.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2025 13:06:15 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Use specific exception

---
 src/Cli/func/Common/SecretsManager.cs | 9 ++++++++-
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/Cli/func/Common/SecretsManager.cs b/src/Cli/func/Common/SecretsManager.cs
index b4128538f..eb662a687 100644
--- a/src/Cli/func/Common/SecretsManager.cs
+++ b/src/Cli/func/Common/SecretsManager.cs
@@ -110,7 +110,14 @@ public void DeleteSecret(string name)
 
         public HostStartSettings GetHostStartSettings()
         {
-            return Settings.Host ?? new HostStartSettings();
+            try
+            {
+                return Settings?.Host ?? new HostStartSettings();
+            }
+            catch (CliException)
+            {
+                return new HostStartSettings();
+            }
         }
 
         public void DeleteConnectionString(string name)