diff --git a/plugin/src/Reconciler.lua b/plugin/src/Reconciler.lua
index db0728e2..df925325 100644
--- a/plugin/src/Reconciler.lua
+++ b/plugin/src/Reconciler.lua
@@ -67,15 +67,34 @@ local function setProperty(instance, key, value)
 		return
 	end
 
-	local ok, err = pcall(function()
-		if instance[key] ~= value then
+	-- If we don't have permissions to access this value at all, we can skip it.
+	local readSuccess, existingValue = pcall(function()
+		return instance[key]
+	end)
+
+	if not readSuccess then
+		-- An error will be thrown if there was a permission issue or if the
+		-- property doesn't exist. In the latter case, we should tell the user
+		-- because it's probably their fault.
+		if existingValue:find("lacking permission") then
+			Logging.trace("Permission error reading property %s on class %s", tostring(key), instance.ClassName)
+			return
+		else
+			error(("Invalid property %s on class %s: %s"):format(tostring(key), instance.ClassName, existingValue), 2)
+		end
+	end
+
+	local writeSuccess, err = pcall(function()
+		if existingValue ~= value then
 			instance[key] = value
 		end
 	end)
 
-	if not ok then
+	if not writeSuccess then
 		error(("Cannot set property %s on class %s: %s"):format(tostring(key), instance.ClassName, err), 2)
 	end
+
+	return true
 end
 
 local Reconciler = {}