diff --git a/pkg/services/notifications/notifications.go b/pkg/services/notifications/notifications.go
index c8d544a6458..bca81599d79 100644
--- a/pkg/services/notifications/notifications.go
+++ b/pkg/services/notifications/notifications.go
@@ -57,13 +57,22 @@ func ProvideService(bus bus.Bus, cfg *setting.Cfg, mailer Mailer, store TempUser
 	})
 	mailTemplates.Funcs(sprig.FuncMap())
 
+	// Parse invalid templates using 'or' logic. Return an error only if no paths are valid.
+	invalidTemplates := make([]string, 0)
 	for _, pattern := range ns.Cfg.Smtp.TemplatesPatterns {
 		templatePattern := filepath.Join(ns.Cfg.StaticRootPath, pattern)
 		_, err := mailTemplates.ParseGlob(templatePattern)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			invalidTemplates = append(invalidTemplates, templatePattern)
 		}
 	}
+	if len(invalidTemplates) > 0 {
+		is := strings.Join(invalidTemplates, ", ")
+		if len(invalidTemplates) == len(ns.Cfg.Smtp.TemplatesPatterns) {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("provided html/template filepaths matched no files: %s", is)
+		}
+		ns.log.Warn("some provided html/template filepaths matched no files: %s", is)
+	}
 
 	if !util.IsEmail(ns.Cfg.Smtp.FromAddress) {
 		return nil, errors.New("invalid email address for SMTP from_address config")
diff --git a/pkg/services/notifications/notifications_test.go b/pkg/services/notifications/notifications_test.go
index 9ebada7cb81..48ee121127d 100644
--- a/pkg/services/notifications/notifications_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/notifications/notifications_test.go
@@ -31,12 +31,20 @@ func TestProvideService(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Error(t, err)
 	})
 
-	t.Run("When template_patterns fails to parse", func(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("When all template_patterns fail to parse", func(t *testing.T) {
+		cfg := createSmtpConfig()
+		cfg.Smtp.TemplatesPatterns = []string{"/usr/not-a-dir/**", "/usr/also-not-a-dir/**"}
+		_, _, err := createSutWithConfig(t, bus, cfg)
+
+		require.Error(t, err)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("When some template_patterns fail to parse", func(t *testing.T) {
 		cfg := createSmtpConfig()
 		cfg.Smtp.TemplatesPatterns = append(cfg.Smtp.TemplatesPatterns, "/usr/not-a-dir/**")
 		_, _, err := createSutWithConfig(t, bus, cfg)
 
-		require.Error(t, err)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 	})
 }