@@ -, +, @@ 
---
 bin/repoman              |    8 +++++++-
 pym/repoman/utilities.py |    6 ++----
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
--- a/bin/repoman	
+++ a/bin/repoman	
@@ -1314,7 +1314,13 @@ for x in scanlist:
 			del e
 		else:
 			# load USE flags from metadata.xml
-			utilities.parse_metadata_use(_metadata_xml, muselist)
+			try:
+				utilities.parse_metadata_use(_metadata_xml, muselist)
+			except portage.exception.ParseError as e:
+				metadata_bad = True
+				stats["metadata.bad"] += 1
+				fails["metadata.bad"].append("%s/metadata.xml: %s" % (x, e))
+				muselist = []
 
 			# Run other metadata.xml checkers
 			try:
--- a/pym/repoman/utilities.py	
+++ a/pym/repoman/utilities.py	
@@ -119,14 +119,12 @@ def parse_metadata_use(xml_tree, uselist=None):
 
 	flags = usetag[0].findall("flag")
 	if not flags:
-		raise exception.ParseError("metadata.xml: " + \
-			"Malformed input: missing 'flag' tag(s)")
+		raise exception.ParseError("missing 'flag' tag(s)")
 
 	for flag in flags:
 		pkg_flag = flag.get("name")
 		if pkg_flag is None:
-			raise exception.ParseError("metadata.xml: " + \
-				"Malformed input: missing 'name' attribute for 'flag' tag")
+			raise exception.ParseError("missing 'name' attribute for 'flag' tag")
 		uselist.append(pkg_flag)
 	return uselist
 
--