diff --git a/src/modules/Elsa.Python/HostedServices/PythonGlobalInterpreterManager.cs b/src/modules/Elsa.Python/HostedServices/PythonGlobalInterpreterManager.cs
index 7cda4baf1..4b75d927f 100644
--- a/src/modules/Elsa.Python/HostedServices/PythonGlobalInterpreterManager.cs
+++ b/src/modules/Elsa.Python/HostedServices/PythonGlobalInterpreterManager.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using Elsa.Python.Options;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
 using Python.Runtime;
 
@@ -11,14 +12,16 @@ namespace Elsa.Python.HostedServices;
 public class PythonGlobalInterpreterManager : IHostedService
 {
     private readonly IOptions<PythonOptions> _options;
+    private readonly ILogger _logger;
     private IntPtr _mainThreadState;
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="PythonGlobalInterpreterManager"/> class.
     /// </summary>
-    public PythonGlobalInterpreterManager(IOptions<PythonOptions> options)
+    public PythonGlobalInterpreterManager(IOptions<PythonOptions> options, ILogger<PythonGlobalInterpreterManager> logger)
     {
         _options = options;
+        _logger = logger;
     }
 
     /// <inheritdoc />
@@ -26,17 +29,28 @@ public class PythonGlobalInterpreterManager : IHostedService
     {
         if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(_options.Value.PythonDllPath)) 
             Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable("PYTHONNET_PYDLL", _options.Value.PythonDllPath);
+
+        try
+        {
+            PythonEngine.Initialize();
+            _mainThreadState = PythonEngine.BeginAllowThreads();
+        }
+        catch (Exception e)
+        {
+            _logger.LogWarning(e, "Failed to initialize Python engine");
+        }
         
-        PythonEngine.Initialize();
-        _mainThreadState = PythonEngine.BeginAllowThreads();
         return Task.CompletedTask;
     }
 
     /// <inheritdoc />
     public Task StopAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
-        PythonEngine.EndAllowThreads(_mainThreadState);
-        PythonEngine.Shutdown();
+        if(_mainThreadState != IntPtr.Zero)
+        {
+            PythonEngine.EndAllowThreads(_mainThreadState);
+            PythonEngine.Shutdown();
+        }
         return Task.CompletedTask;
     }
 }
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