diff --git a/receiver/JFJochReceiverFPGA.cpp b/receiver/JFJochReceiverFPGA.cpp
index 97e534ee..9562577f 100644
--- a/receiver/JFJochReceiverFPGA.cpp
+++ b/receiver/JFJochReceiverFPGA.cpp
@@ -624,8 +624,14 @@ void JFJochReceiverFPGA::StopReceiver() {
 }
 
 JFJochReceiverFPGA::~JFJochReceiverFPGA() {
-    if (measurement.valid())
-        measurement.get();
+    try {
+        if (measurement.valid())
+            measurement.get();
+    } catch (const std::exception& e) {
+        logger.Error("ReceiverFPGA teardown failed: {}", e.what());
+    } catch (...) {
+        logger.Error("ReceiverFPGA teardown failed with unknown exception");
+    }
 }
 
 JFJochReceiverOutput JFJochReceiverFPGA::GetFinalStatistics() const {
diff --git a/receiver/JFJochReceiverLite.cpp b/receiver/JFJochReceiverLite.cpp
index f639b73d..4ae1664c 100644
--- a/receiver/JFJochReceiverLite.cpp
+++ b/receiver/JFJochReceiverLite.cpp
@@ -84,8 +84,14 @@ JFJochReceiverLite::JFJochReceiverLite(const DiffractionExperiment &in_experimen
 
 JFJochReceiverLite::~JFJochReceiverLite() {
     cancelled = true;
-    if (measurement.valid())
-        measurement.get();
+    try {
+        if (measurement.valid())
+            measurement.get();
+    } catch (const std::exception& e) {
+        logger.Error("ReceiverLite teardown failed: {}", e.what());
+    } catch (...) {
+        logger.Error("ReceiverLite teardown failed with unknown exception");
+    }
 }
 
 void JFJochReceiverLite::MeasurementThread() {