diff --git a/pkg/registry/apis/dashboard/legacy/sql_dashboards.go b/pkg/registry/apis/dashboard/legacy/sql_dashboards.go
index f3b86f8b639..0175e52b8bc 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/apis/dashboard/legacy/sql_dashboards.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/apis/dashboard/legacy/sql_dashboards.go
@@ -102,10 +102,10 @@ func (a *dashboardSqlAccess) getRows(ctx context.Context, sql *legacysql.LegacyD
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("execute template %q: %w", tmpl.Name(), err)
 	}
 	q := rawQuery
-	// if true {
-	// 	pretty := sqltemplate.RemoveEmptyLines(rawQuery)
-	// 	fmt.Printf("DASHBOARD QUERY: %s [%+v] // %+v\n", pretty, req.GetArgs(), query)
-	// }
+	if false {
+		pretty := sqltemplate.RemoveEmptyLines(rawQuery)
+		fmt.Printf("DASHBOARD QUERY: %s [%+v] // %+v\n", pretty, req.GetArgs(), query)
+	}
 
 	rows, err := sql.DB.GetSqlxSession().Query(ctx, q, req.GetArgs()...)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -132,12 +132,16 @@ type rowsWrapper struct {
 	a       *dashboardSqlAccess
 	rows    *sql.Rows
 	history bool
+	count   int
 
 	canReadDashboard func(scopes ...string) bool
 
 	// Current
 	row *dashboardRow
 	err error
+
+	// max 100 rejected?
+	rejected []dashboardRow
 }
 
 func (a *dashboardSqlAccess) GetResourceStats(ctx context.Context, namespace string, minCount int) ([]resource.ResourceStats, error) {
@@ -159,10 +163,16 @@ func (r *rowsWrapper) Next() bool {
 
 	// breaks after first readable value
 	for r.rows.Next() {
+		r.count++
+
 		r.row, err = r.a.scanRow(r.rows, r.history)
 		if err != nil {
-			r.err = err
-			return false
+			if len(r.rejected) > 1000 || r.row == nil {
+				r.err = fmt.Errorf("too many rejected rows (%d) %w", len(r.rejected), err)
+				return false
+			}
+			r.rejected = append(r.rejected, *r.row)
+			continue
 		}
 
 		if r.row != nil {
@@ -177,7 +187,7 @@ func (r *rowsWrapper) Next() bool {
 				continue
 			}
 
-			// returns the first folder it can
+			// returns the first visible dashboard
 			return true
 		}
 	}
@@ -245,7 +255,7 @@ func (a *dashboardSqlAccess) scanRow(rows *sql.Rows, history bool) (*dashboardRo
 	var createdByID sql.NullInt64
 	var message sql.NullString
 
-	var plugin_id string
+	var plugin_id sql.NullString
 	var origin_name sql.NullString
 	var origin_path sql.NullString
 	var origin_ts sql.NullInt64
@@ -319,17 +329,17 @@ func (a *dashboardSqlAccess) scanRow(rows *sql.Rows, history bool) (*dashboardRo
 				repo.Path = originPath
 			}
 			meta.SetRepositoryInfo(repo)
-		} else if plugin_id != "" {
+		} else if plugin_id.String != "" {
 			meta.SetRepositoryInfo(&utils.ResourceRepositoryInfo{
 				Name: "plugin",
-				Path: plugin_id,
+				Path: plugin_id.String,
 			})
 		}
 
 		if len(data) > 0 {
 			err = dash.Spec.UnmarshalJSON(data)
 			if err != nil {
-				return row, err
+				return row, fmt.Errorf("JSON unmarshal error for: %s // %w", dash.Name, err)
 			}
 		}
 		dash.Spec.Remove("id")
@@ -453,12 +463,12 @@ func (a *dashboardSqlAccess) GetLibraryPanels(ctx context.Context, query Library
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("expected non zero orgID")
 	}
 
-	sql, err := a.sql(ctx)
+	sqlx, err := a.sql(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	req := newLibraryQueryReq(sql, &query)
+	req := newLibraryQueryReq(sqlx, &query)
 	rawQuery, err := sqltemplate.Execute(sqlQueryPanels, req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("execute template %q: %w", sqlQueryPanels.Name(), err)
@@ -466,7 +476,7 @@ func (a *dashboardSqlAccess) GetLibraryPanels(ctx context.Context, query Library
 	q := rawQuery
 
 	res := &dashboard.LibraryPanelList{}
-	rows, err := sql.DB.GetSqlxSession().Query(ctx, q, req.GetArgs()...)
+	rows, err := sqlx.DB.GetSqlxSession().Query(ctx, q, req.GetArgs()...)
 	defer func() {
 		if rows != nil {
 			_ = rows.Close()
@@ -479,7 +489,7 @@ func (a *dashboardSqlAccess) GetLibraryPanels(ctx context.Context, query Library
 	type panel struct {
 		ID        int64
 		UID       string
-		FolderUID string
+		FolderUID sql.NullString
 
 		Created   time.Time
 		CreatedBy string
@@ -551,7 +561,9 @@ func (a *dashboardSqlAccess) GetLibraryPanels(ctx context.Context, query Library
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		meta.SetFolder(p.FolderUID)
+		if p.FolderUID.Valid {
+			meta.SetFolder(p.FolderUID.String)
+		}
 		meta.SetCreatedBy(p.CreatedBy)
 		meta.SetGeneration(1)
 		meta.SetDeprecatedInternalID(p.ID) //nolint:staticcheck
@@ -570,7 +582,7 @@ func (a *dashboardSqlAccess) GetLibraryPanels(ctx context.Context, query Library
 		}
 	}
 	if query.UID == "" {
-		rv, err := sql.GetResourceVersion(ctx, "library_element", "updated")
+		rv, err := sqlx.GetResourceVersion(ctx, "library_element", "updated")
 		if err == nil {
 			res.ResourceVersion = strconv.FormatInt(rv, 10)
 		}