diff --git a/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatbaseindenter.cpp b/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatbaseindenter.cpp
index cf48f4d61b5..7b4549a9b41 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatbaseindenter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatbaseindenter.cpp
@@ -930,8 +930,14 @@ clang::format::FormatStyle ClangFormatBaseIndenterPrivate::customSettingsStyle(
         return currentQtStyle(preferences);
 
     clang::format::FormatStyle currentSettingsStyle;
-    const Utils::expected_str<void> success = parseConfigurationFile(filePath, currentSettingsStyle);
-    QTC_ASSERT(success, return currentQtStyle(preferences));
+    const Utils::expected_str<void> result = parseConfigurationFile(filePath, currentSettingsStyle);
+    if (!result) {
+        qCWarning(clangIndenterLog)
+            << QString{"Failed to parse config %1. Falling back to the Qt style."}.arg(
+                   filePath.toUserOutput())
+            << result.error();
+        return currentQtStyle(preferences);
+    };
 
     return currentSettingsStyle;
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatconfigwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatconfigwidget.cpp
index 56a51ef83de..9d65daadcee 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatconfigwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangformat/clangformatconfigwidget.cpp
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ void ClangFormatConfigWidget::initEditor()
                                 this);
 
     connect(m_editor->document(), &TextEditor::TextDocument::contentsChanged, this, [this] {
-        clang::format::FormatStyle currentSettingsStyle;
+        clang::format::FormatStyle currentSettingsStyle{};
         const Utils::expected_str<void> success
             = parseConfigurationContent(m_editor->document()->contents().toStdString(),
                                         currentSettingsStyle);