diff --git a/aider/mdstream.py b/aider/mdstream.py
index b04cd0252..947777651 100755
--- a/aider/mdstream.py
+++ b/aider/mdstream.py
@@ -59,7 +59,10 @@ class MarkdownStream:
 
     def __del__(self):
         if self.live:
-            self.live.stop()
+            try:
+                self.live.stop()
+            except Exception:
+                pass
 
     def update(self, text, final=False):
         now = time.time()