diff --git a/dvc/repo/brancher.py b/dvc/repo/brancher.py
index 3499cf0f08..38609677de 100644
--- a/dvc/repo/brancher.py
+++ b/dvc/repo/brancher.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ def brancher(
     all_tags=False,
     all_commits=False,
     all_experiments=False,
+    workspace=True,
     commit_date: Optional[str] = None,
     sha_only=False,
     num=1,
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ def brancher(
         all_branches (bool): iterate over all available branches.
         all_commits (bool): iterate over all commits.
         all_tags (bool): iterate over all available tags.
+        workspace (bool): include workspace.
         commit_date (str): Keep experiments from the commits after(include)
                             a certain date. Date must match the extended
                             ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD).
@@ -73,7 +75,8 @@ def brancher(
 
     logger.trace("switching fs to workspace")
     self.fs = LocalFileSystem(url=self.root_dir)
-    yield "workspace"
+    if workspace:
+        yield "workspace"
 
     revs = revs.copy() if revs else []
     if "workspace" in revs:
diff --git a/dvc/repo/experiments/pull.py b/dvc/repo/experiments/pull.py
index f643e38cbf..699a54a422 100644
--- a/dvc/repo/experiments/pull.py
+++ b/dvc/repo/experiments/pull.py
@@ -112,4 +112,6 @@ def _pull_cache(
         refs = [refs]
     revs = list(exp_commits(repo.scm, refs))
     logger.debug("dvc fetch experiment '%s'", refs)
-    repo.fetch(jobs=jobs, remote=dvc_remote, run_cache=run_cache, revs=revs)
+    repo.fetch(
+        jobs=jobs, remote=dvc_remote, run_cache=run_cache, revs=revs, workspace=False
+    )
diff --git a/dvc/repo/experiments/push.py b/dvc/repo/experiments/push.py
index f62b1b2634..184bf21406 100644
--- a/dvc/repo/experiments/push.py
+++ b/dvc/repo/experiments/push.py
@@ -188,4 +188,6 @@ def _push_cache(
     assert isinstance(repo.scm, Git)
     revs = list(exp_commits(repo.scm, refs))
     logger.debug("dvc push experiment '%s'", refs)
-    return repo.push(jobs=jobs, remote=dvc_remote, run_cache=run_cache, revs=revs)
+    return repo.push(
+        jobs=jobs, remote=dvc_remote, run_cache=run_cache, revs=revs, workspace=False
+    )
diff --git a/dvc/repo/fetch.py b/dvc/repo/fetch.py
index 5bdfc9acdb..3a3c795091 100644
--- a/dvc/repo/fetch.py
+++ b/dvc/repo/fetch.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ def _collect_indexes(  # noqa: PLR0913
     recursive=False,
     all_commits=False,
     revs=None,
+    workspace=True,
     max_size=None,
     types=None,
     config=None,
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ def outs_filter(out: "Output") -> bool:
         all_branches=all_branches,
         all_tags=all_tags,
         all_commits=all_commits,
+        workspace=workspace,
     ):
         try:
             repo.config.merge(config)
@@ -79,11 +81,11 @@ def outs_filter(out: "Output") -> bool:
             idx.data["repo"].onerror = _make_index_onerror(onerror, rev)
 
             indexes[rev or "workspace"] = idx
-        except Exception as exc:
+        except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001
             if onerror:
                 onerror(rev, None, exc)
             collection_exc = exc
-            logger.exception("failed to collect '%s'", rev or "workspace")
+            logger.warning("failed to collect '%s', skipping", rev or "workspace")
 
     if not indexes and collection_exc:
         raise collection_exc
@@ -104,6 +106,7 @@ def fetch(  # noqa: PLR0913
     all_commits=False,
     run_cache=False,
     revs=None,
+    workspace=True,
     max_size=None,
     types=None,
     config=None,
@@ -148,6 +151,7 @@ def fetch(  # noqa: PLR0913
         recursive=recursive,
         all_commits=all_commits,
         revs=revs,
+        workspace=workspace,
         max_size=max_size,
         types=types,
         config=config,
diff --git a/dvc/repo/push.py b/dvc/repo/push.py
index 5a14181577..ae42610d46 100644
--- a/dvc/repo/push.py
+++ b/dvc/repo/push.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ def push(  # noqa: PLR0913
     all_commits=False,
     run_cache=False,
     revs=None,
+    workspace=True,
     glob=False,
 ):
     from fsspec.utils import tokenize
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ def push(  # noqa: PLR0913
         recursive=recursive,
         all_commits=all_commits,
         revs=revs,
+        workspace=workspace,
         push=True,
     )
 
diff --git a/tests/func/experiments/test_remote.py b/tests/func/experiments/test_remote.py
index 1fe9d80933..150279797d 100644
--- a/tests/func/experiments/test_remote.py
+++ b/tests/func/experiments/test_remote.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import logging
+
 import pytest
 from funcy import first
 
@@ -360,3 +362,17 @@ def test_get(tmp_dir, scm, dvc, exp_stage, erepo_dir, use_ref):
             rev=exp_ref.name if use_ref else exp_rev,
         )
         assert (erepo_dir / "params.yaml").read_text().strip() == "foo: 2"
+
+
+def test_push_pull_invalid_workspace(
+    tmp_dir, scm, dvc, git_upstream, exp_stage, local_remote, caplog
+):
+    dvc.experiments.run()
+
+    with open("dvc.yaml", mode="a") as f:
+        f.write("\ninvalid")
+
+    with caplog.at_level(logging.WARNING, logger="dvc"):
+        dvc.experiments.push(git_upstream.remote, push_cache=True)
+        dvc.experiments.pull(git_upstream.remote, pull_cache=True)
+        assert "failed to collect" not in caplog.text