diff --git a/ceilometer/ipmi/pollsters/sensor.py b/ceilometer/ipmi/pollsters/sensor.py
index a23e088ad..a1a4e542d 100644
--- a/ceilometer/ipmi/pollsters/sensor.py
+++ b/ceilometer/ipmi/pollsters/sensor.py
@@ -54,19 +54,24 @@ class SensorPollster(plugin.PollsterBase):
         sensor_type_data = self._get_sensor_types(stats, self.METRIC)
 
         for sensor_data in sensor_type_data:
+            # Continue if sensor_data is not parseable.
             try:
                 sensor_reading = sensor_data['Sensor Reading']
+                sensor_id = sensor_data['Sensor ID']
             except KeyError:
-                raise InvalidSensorData("missing 'Sensor Reading'")
+                continue
 
             if not parser.validate_reading(sensor_reading):
                 continue
 
-            volume, unit = parser.parse_reading(sensor_reading)
+            try:
+                volume, unit = parser.parse_reading(sensor_reading)
+            except parser.InvalidSensorData:
+                continue
 
             resource_id = '%(host)s-%(sensor-id)s' % {
                 'host': CONF.host,
-                'sensor-id': parser.transform_id(sensor_data['Sensor ID'])
+                'sensor-id': parser.transform_id(sensor_id)
             }
 
             metadata = {
diff --git a/ceilometer/tests/ipmi/pollsters/base.py b/ceilometer/tests/ipmi/pollsters/base.py
index 575c54d36..5b72edf0a 100644
--- a/ceilometer/tests/ipmi/pollsters/base.py
+++ b/ceilometer/tests/ipmi/pollsters/base.py
@@ -57,13 +57,15 @@ class TestPollsterBase(base.BaseTestCase):
 
         self.pollster = self.make_pollster()
 
-    def _verify_metering(self, length, expected_vol, node):
+    def _verify_metering(self, length, expected_vol=None, node=None):
         cache = {}
         resources = {}
 
         samples = list(self.pollster.get_samples(self.mgr, cache, resources))
         self.assertEqual(length, len(samples))
 
-        self.assertTrue(any(s.volume == expected_vol for s in samples))
-        self.assertTrue(any(s.resource_metadata['node'] == node
-                            for s in samples))
+        if expected_vol:
+            self.assertTrue(any(s.volume == expected_vol for s in samples))
+        if node:
+            self.assertTrue(any(s.resource_metadata['node'] == node
+                                for s in samples))
diff --git a/ceilometer/tests/ipmi/pollsters/test_sensor.py b/ceilometer/tests/ipmi/pollsters/test_sensor.py
index ad8339176..3b4ab31c7 100644
--- a/ceilometer/tests/ipmi/pollsters/test_sensor.py
+++ b/ceilometer/tests/ipmi/pollsters/test_sensor.py
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ VOLTAGE_SENSOR_DATA = {
     'Voltage': ipmi_test_data.VOLTAGE_DATA
 }
 
+MISSING_SENSOR_DATA = ipmi_test_data.MISSING_SENSOR['payload']['payload']
+MALFORMED_SENSOR_DATA = ipmi_test_data.BAD_SENSOR['payload']['payload']
+MISSING_ID_SENSOR_DATA = ipmi_test_data.NO_SENSOR_ID['payload']['payload']
+
 
 class TestTemperatureSensorPollster(base.TestPollsterBase):
 
@@ -61,6 +65,60 @@ class TestTemperatureSensorPollster(base.TestPollsterBase):
         self._verify_metering(10, float(32), CONF.host)
 
 
+class TestMissingSensorData(base.TestPollsterBase):
+
+    def fake_sensor_data(self, sensor_type):
+        return MISSING_SENSOR_DATA
+
+    def fake_data(self):
+        # No use for Sensor test
+        return None
+
+    def make_pollster(self):
+        return sensor.TemperatureSensorPollster()
+
+    @mock.patch('ceilometer.pipeline.setup_pipeline', mock.MagicMock())
+    def test_get_samples(self):
+        self._test_get_samples()
+        self._verify_metering(0)
+
+
+class TestMalformedSensorData(base.TestPollsterBase):
+
+    def fake_sensor_data(self, sensor_type):
+        return MALFORMED_SENSOR_DATA
+
+    def fake_data(self):
+        # No use for Sensor test
+        return None
+
+    def make_pollster(self):
+        return sensor.TemperatureSensorPollster()
+
+    @mock.patch('ceilometer.pipeline.setup_pipeline', mock.MagicMock())
+    def test_get_samples(self):
+        self._test_get_samples()
+        self._verify_metering(0)
+
+
+class TestMissingSensorId(base.TestPollsterBase):
+
+    def fake_sensor_data(self, sensor_type):
+        return MISSING_ID_SENSOR_DATA
+
+    def fake_data(self):
+        # No use for Sensor test
+        return None
+
+    def make_pollster(self):
+        return sensor.TemperatureSensorPollster()
+
+    @mock.patch('ceilometer.pipeline.setup_pipeline', mock.MagicMock())
+    def test_get_samples(self):
+        self._test_get_samples()
+        self._verify_metering(0)
+
+
 class TestFanSensorPollster(base.TestPollsterBase):
 
     def fake_sensor_data(self, sensor_type):