diff --git a/awx/lib/sitecustomize.py b/awx/lib/sitecustomize.py
index be7c06102d..224840aae7 100644
--- a/awx/lib/sitecustomize.py
+++ b/awx/lib/sitecustomize.py
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ def argv_ready(argv):
 class argv_placeholder(object):
 
     def __del__(self):
-        argv_ready(sys.argv)
+        try:
+            argv_ready(sys.argv)
+        except:
+            pass
 
 
 if hasattr(sys, 'argv'):