diff --git a/update/org.eclipse.update.core/src/org/eclipse/update/core/model/DefaultFeatureParser.java b/update/org.eclipse.update.core/src/org/eclipse/update/core/model/DefaultFeatureParser.java
index b72aa6b..d300182 100644
--- a/update/org.eclipse.update.core/src/org/eclipse/update/core/model/DefaultFeatureParser.java
+++ b/update/org.eclipse.update.core/src/org/eclipse/update/core/model/DefaultFeatureParser.java
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
 		super();
 		this.parser = new SAXParser();
 		this.parser.setContentHandler(this);
+		this.parser.setErrorHandler(this); // 18350		
 		this.factory = factory;
 	}