diff --git a/src/WinSW/WrapperService.cs b/src/WinSW/WrapperService.cs
index 8c82d4a..9e2f2ca 100644
--- a/src/WinSW/WrapperService.cs
+++ b/src/WinSW/WrapperService.cs
@@ -391,10 +391,14 @@ namespace WinSW
 
         private void SignalStopped()
         {
-            using var scm = ServiceManager.Open();
-            using var sc = scm.OpenService(this.ServiceName, ServiceApis.ServiceAccess.QueryStatus);
+            try {
+                using var scm = ServiceManager.Open();
+                using var sc = scm.OpenService(this.ServiceName, ServiceApis.ServiceAccess.QueryStatus);
 
-            sc.SetStatus(this.ServiceHandle, ServiceControllerStatus.Stopped);
+                sc.SetStatus(this.ServiceHandle, ServiceControllerStatus.Stopped);
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                Log.Error("Failed to signal service stopped status", e);
+            }
         }
 
         private void StartProcess(Process processToStart, string arguments, string executable, LogHandler? logHandler)