diff --git a/stevedore/named.py b/stevedore/named.py
index c0b7af8..67cbe8d 100644
--- a/stevedore/named.py
+++ b/stevedore/named.py
@@ -62,13 +62,13 @@ class NamedExtensionManager(ExtensionManager):
                                         invoke_args,
                                         invoke_kwds,
                                         verify_requirements)
-        missing_entrypoints = set(names) - set([e.name for e in extensions])
-        if missing_entrypoints:
+        self._missing_names = set(names) - set([e.name for e in extensions])
+        if self._missing_names:
             if on_missing_entrypoints_callback:
-                on_missing_entrypoints_callback(missing_entrypoints)
+                on_missing_entrypoints_callback(self._missing_names)
             else:
                 LOG.warning('Could not load %s' %
-                            ', '.join(missing_entrypoints))
+                            ', '.join(self._missing_names))
         self._init_plugins(extensions)
 
     @classmethod
@@ -119,13 +119,15 @@ class NamedExtensionManager(ExtensionManager):
             on_load_failure_callback=on_load_failure_callback)
 
         self._names = names
+        self._missing_names = set()
         self._name_order = name_order
 
     def _init_plugins(self, extensions):
         super(NamedExtensionManager, self)._init_plugins(extensions)
 
         if self._name_order:
-            self.extensions = [self[n] for n in self._names]
+            self.extensions = [self[n] for n in self._names
+                               if n not in self._missing_names]
 
     def _load_one_plugin(self, ep, invoke_on_load, invoke_args, invoke_kwds,
                          verify_requirements):
diff --git a/stevedore/tests/test_named.py b/stevedore/tests/test_named.py
index bbac137..07535ae 100644
--- a/stevedore/tests/test_named.py
+++ b/stevedore/tests/test_named.py
@@ -56,3 +56,26 @@ class TestNamed(utils.TestCase):
         )
         actual = em.names()
         self.assertEqual(actual, ['t2', 't1'])
+
+    def test_load_fail_ignored_when_sorted(self):
+        em = named.NamedExtensionManager(
+            'stevedore.test.extension',
+            names=['e1', 't2', 'e2', 't1'],
+            name_order=True,
+            invoke_on_load=True,
+            invoke_args=('a',),
+            invoke_kwds={'b': 'B'},
+        )
+        actual = em.names()
+        self.assertEqual(['t2', 't1'], actual)
+
+        em = named.NamedExtensionManager(
+            'stevedore.test.extension',
+            names=['e1', 't1'],
+            name_order=False,
+            invoke_on_load=True,
+            invoke_args=('a',),
+            invoke_kwds={'b': 'B'},
+        )
+        actual = em.names()
+        self.assertEqual(['t1'], actual)