diff --git a/onionr/onionrcommands/daemonlaunch.py b/onionr/onionrcommands/daemonlaunch.py
index f7dc500a..335f738d 100755
--- a/onionr/onionrcommands/daemonlaunch.py
+++ b/onionr/onionrcommands/daemonlaunch.py
@@ -114,8 +114,14 @@ def daemon():
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
         pass
     cleanup.delete_run_files()
-    sys.stderr.close()
-    sys.stdout.close()
+    try:
+        sys.stderr.close()
+    except (IOError, BrokenPipeError) as e:
+        pass
+    try:
+        sys.stdout.close()
+    except (IOError, BrokenPipeError) as e:
+        pass
 
 def _ignore_sigint(sig, frame):
     '''This space intentionally left blank'''