diff --git a/__tests__/__unit__/DatasetTree.unit.test.ts b/__tests__/__unit__/DatasetTree.unit.test.ts
index b0b59dbc2c..09409cd3d4 100644
--- a/__tests__/__unit__/DatasetTree.unit.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/__unit__/DatasetTree.unit.test.ts
@@ -766,6 +766,70 @@ describe("DatasetTree Unit Tests", () => {
 
     });
 
+    it("tests the dataset filter prompt credentials, favorite route", async () => {
+        showQuickPick.mockReset();
+        showInputBox.mockReset();
+        const sessionwocred = new Session({
+            user: "",
+            password: "",
+            hostname: "fake",
+            port: 443,
+            protocol: "https",
+            type: "basic",
+        });
+        const sessNode = new ZoweNode("sestest", vscode.TreeItemCollapsibleState.Expanded, null, session);
+        sessNode.contextValue = extension.DS_SESSION_CONTEXT + extension.FAV_SUFFIX;
+        const dsNode = new ZoweNode("[testSess2]: node", vscode.TreeItemCollapsibleState.Expanded, sessNode, sessionwocred);
+        dsNode.contextValue = extension.DS_SESSION_CONTEXT + extension.FAV_SUFFIX;
+        testTree.mSessionNodes.push(dsNode);
+        const dsNode2 = new ZoweNode("testSess2", vscode.TreeItemCollapsibleState.Expanded, sessNode, sessionwocred);
+        dsNode2.contextValue = extension.DS_SESSION_CONTEXT + extension.FAV_SUFFIX;
+        testTree.mSessionNodes.push(dsNode2);
+        getConfiguration.mockReturnValue({
+            persistence: true,
+            get: (setting: string) => [
+                "[test]: brtvs99.public1.test{pds}",
+                "[test]: brtvs99.test{ds}",
+                "[test]: brtvs99.fail{fail}",
+                "[test]: brtvs99.test.search{session}",
+                "[test]: brtvs99.test.*{session}",
+            ],
+            update: jest.fn(()=>{
+                return {};
+            })
+        });
+        Object.defineProperty(Profiles, "getInstance", {
+            value: jest.fn(() => {
+                return {
+                    allProfiles: [{name: "firstName", profile: {user:undefined, password: undefined}}, {name: "secondName"}],
+                    defaultProfile: {name: "firstName"},
+                    loadNamedProfile: jest.fn(()=> {
+                        return null;
+                    }),
+                    promptCredentials: jest.fn(()=> {
+                        return ["", "", ""];
+                    }),
+                };
+            })
+        });
+
+        const spyMe = new DatasetTree();
+        Object.defineProperty(spyMe, "datasetFilterPrompt", {
+            value: jest.fn(() => {
+                return {
+                    tempNode: dsNode2,
+                    mSessionNodes: {Session: {ISession: {user: "", password: "", base64EncodedAuth: ""}}}
+                };
+            })
+        });
+
+        testTree.initialize(Logger.getAppLogger());
+        await testTree.datasetFilterPrompt(dsNode);
+
+        expect(showInformationMessage.mock.calls[0][0]).toEqual("No selection made.");
+
+    });
+
     it("tests the dataset filter prompt credentials error", async () => {
         showQuickPick.mockReset();
         showInputBox.mockReset();
diff --git a/i18n/sample/src/DatasetTree.i18n.json b/i18n/sample/src/DatasetTree.i18n.json
index 089919d541..b1ba79951c 100644
--- a/i18n/sample/src/DatasetTree.i18n.json
+++ b/i18n/sample/src/DatasetTree.i18n.json
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
     "intializeFavorites.error.profile2": ". To resolve this, you can create a profile with this name, ",
     "initializeFavorites.error.profile3": "or remove the favorites with this profile name from the Zowe-DS-Persistent setting, ",
     "initializeFavorites.error.profile4": "which can be found in your VS Code user settings.",
+    "loadNamedProfile.error.profileName": "Initialization Error: Could not find profile named: ",
+    "loadNamedProfile.error.period": ".",
     "initializeFavorites.fileCorrupted": "Favorites file corrupted: ",
     "addFavorite": "PDS already in favorites",
     "enterPattern.log.debug.prompt": "Prompting the user for a data set pattern",
diff --git a/src/DatasetTree.ts b/src/DatasetTree.ts
index 139c939de8..21c160f80c 100644
--- a/src/DatasetTree.ts
+++ b/src/DatasetTree.ts
@@ -109,7 +109,15 @@ export class DatasetTree implements vscode.TreeDataProvider<ZoweNode> {
                 }
             } else if (favoriteSearchPattern.test(line)) {
                 const sesName = line.substring(1, line.lastIndexOf("]")).trim();
-                const zosmfProfile = Profiles.getInstance().loadNamedProfile(sesName);
+                let zosmfProfile: IProfileLoaded;
+                try {
+                    zosmfProfile = Profiles.getInstance().loadNamedProfile(sesName);
+                } catch (error) {
+                    vscode.window.showErrorMessage(localize("loadNamedProfile.error.profileName",
+                        "Initialization Error: Could not find profile named: ")
+                        + sesName + localize("loadNamedProfile.error.period", "."));
+                    continue;
+                }
                 const session = zowe.ZosmfSession.createBasicZosmfSession(zosmfProfile.profile);
                 const node = new ZoweNode(line.substring(0, line.lastIndexOf("{")),
                     vscode.TreeItemCollapsibleState.None, this.mFavoriteSession, session);