diff --git a/aider/coders/base_coder.py b/aider/coders/base_coder.py
index fa3508b6b..ed81282cc 100755
--- a/aider/coders/base_coder.py
+++ b/aider/coders/base_coder.py
@@ -1030,7 +1030,13 @@ class Coder:
         return None
 
     def get_platform_info(self):
-        platform_text = f"- Platform: {platform.platform()}\n"
+        platform_text = ""
+        try:
+            platform_text = f"- Platform: {platform.platform()}\n"
+        except Exception:
+            # Skip platform info if it can't be retrieved
+            pass
+            
         shell_var = "COMSPEC" if os.name == "nt" else "SHELL"
         shell_val = os.getenv(shell_var)
         platform_text += f"- Shell: {shell_var}={shell_val}\n"