diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/fourthline/cling/model/meta/Service.java b/core/src/main/java/org/fourthline/cling/model/meta/Service.java
index a7be218b7..7b2f0a53a 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/fourthline/cling/model/meta/Service.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/fourthline/cling/model/meta/Service.java
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@
 
 package org.fourthline.cling.model.meta;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+
 import org.fourthline.cling.model.ServiceReference;
 import org.fourthline.cling.model.ValidationError;
 import org.fourthline.cling.model.ValidationException;
@@ -22,11 +28,6 @@
 import org.fourthline.cling.model.types.ServiceId;
 import org.fourthline.cling.model.types.ServiceType;
 
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Map;
-
 /**
  * The metadata of a service, with actions and state variables.
  *
@@ -34,6 +35,8 @@
  */
 public abstract class Service<D extends Device, S extends Service> {
 
+	final private static Logger log = Logger.getLogger(Service.class.getName());
+
     final private ServiceType serviceType;
     final private ServiceId serviceId;
 
@@ -110,7 +113,7 @@ public Action<S> getAction(String name) {
     }
 
     public StateVariable<S> getStateVariable(String name) {
-        // Some magic necessary for the deprected 'query state variable' action stuff
+        // Some magic necessary for the deprecated 'query state variable' action stuff
         if (QueryStateVariableAction.VIRTUAL_STATEVARIABLE_INPUT.equals(name)) {
             return new StateVariable(
                     QueryStateVariableAction.VIRTUAL_STATEVARIABLE_INPUT,
@@ -178,7 +181,18 @@ public List<ValidationError> validate() {
 
         if (hasActions()) {
             for (Action action : getActions()) {
-                errors.addAll(action.validate());
+
+                // Instead of bailing out here, we try to continue if an action is invalid
+                // errors.addAll(action.validate());
+
+                List<ValidationError> actionErrors = action.validate();
+            	if(actionErrors.size() > 0) {
+                    actions.remove(action.getName()); // Remove it
+                    log.warning("Discarding invalid action of service '" + getServiceId() + "': " + action.getName());
+                    for (ValidationError actionError : actionErrors) {
+                        log.warning("Invalid action '" + action.getName() + "': " + actionError);
+                    }
+            	}
             }
         }