Please review the following workaround for :- https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8154860
-phil. --- a/src/java.desktop/share/classes/javax/imageio/spi/ServiceRegistry.java +++ b/src/java.desktop/share/classes/javax/imageio/spi/ServiceRegistry.java @@ -770,7 +770,12 @@ poset.add(provider); if (provider instanceof RegisterableService) { RegisterableService rs = (RegisterableService)provider; + try { rs.onRegistration(registry, category); + } catch (Throwable t) { + System.err.println("Caught and handled this exception :"); + t.printStackTrace(); + } } return !present;