diff --git a/spicerecord/wrapper.py b/spicerecord/wrapper.py
index cb23285..1a982b9 100644
--- a/spicerecord/wrapper.py
+++ b/spicerecord/wrapper.py
@@ -59,8 +59,12 @@ def __exit__(self, *exc_info):
     def stop(self):
         if self.stopped:
             raise Exception("stop() already called")
-        self.p.stdin.write(b'Q\n')
-        self.p.stdin.close()
+        try:
+            self.p.stdin.write(b'Q\n')
+            self.p.stdin.close()
+        except (BrokenPipeError, IOError):
+            # The process has already exited
+            pass
         self.stopped = True
 
     def wait(self):