diff --git a/docs/how/how_python_extension.rst b/docs/how/how_python_extension.rst
index d245e9948..b32a99863 100644
--- a/docs/how/how_python_extension.rst
+++ b/docs/how/how_python_extension.rst
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Next to each python module's ``__init__.py`` you should create a file ``extensio
         "url": "url/to/repository"
     }
 
-In this JSON the ``extension_api`` field is currently fixed to 1.
+In this JSON the ``extension_api`` field is currently fixed to 1. This is the only required field as the others will be filled with defaults if omitted, but it is highly recommended you fill them out.
 
 The ``minimum_renderdoc`` field controls whether the extension can be enabled on a given RenderDoc version, and allows you to block incompatible versions of RenderDoc.
 
diff --git a/qrenderdoc/Code/CaptureContext.cpp b/qrenderdoc/Code/CaptureContext.cpp
index a6ba0d063..a04a1a088 100644
--- a/qrenderdoc/Code/CaptureContext.cpp
+++ b/qrenderdoc/Code/CaptureContext.cpp
@@ -351,16 +351,6 @@ rdcarray<ExtensionMetadata> CaptureContext::GetInstalledExtensions()
 
           ext.hasChanges = m_DirtyExtensions.contains(rdcstr(package));
 
-          if(json.contains(lit("name")))
-          {
-            ext.name = json[lit("name")].toString();
-          }
-          else
-          {
-            qCritical() << "Extension" << package << "is corrupt, no name entry";
-            continue;
-          }
-
           ext.extensionAPI = 1;
           if(json.contains(lit("extension_api")))
           {
@@ -378,8 +368,16 @@ rdcarray<ExtensionMetadata> CaptureContext::GetInstalledExtensions()
           }
           else
           {
-            qCritical() << "Extension" << QString(ext.name) << "is corrupt, no version entry";
-            continue;
+            ext.version = lit("1.0");
+          }
+
+          if(json.contains(lit("name")))
+          {
+            ext.name = json[lit("name")].toString();
+          }
+          else
+          {
+            ext.name = package;
           }
 
           if(json.contains(lit("description")))
@@ -388,8 +386,7 @@ rdcarray<ExtensionMetadata> CaptureContext::GetInstalledExtensions()
           }
           else
           {
-            qCritical() << "Extension" << QString(ext.name) << "is corrupt, no description entry";
-            continue;
+            ext.description = tr("No description provided");
           }
 
           if(json.contains(lit("author")))
@@ -398,8 +395,7 @@ rdcarray<ExtensionMetadata> CaptureContext::GetInstalledExtensions()
           }
           else
           {
-            qCritical() << "Extension" << QString(ext.name) << "is corrupt, no author entry";
-            continue;
+            ext.author = tr("Unknown Author");
           }
 
           if(json.contains(lit("url")))
@@ -408,8 +404,7 @@ rdcarray<ExtensionMetadata> CaptureContext::GetInstalledExtensions()
           }
           else
           {
-            qCritical() << "Extension" << QString(ext.name) << "is corrupt, no URL entry";
-            continue;
+            ext.extensionURL = rdcstr();
           }
 
           if(json.contains(lit("minimum_renderdoc")))