diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/viewer/pager/PagerPageHolder.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/viewer/pager/PagerPageHolder.kt
index 2a8b2a0d33..015c64d4b2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/viewer/pager/PagerPageHolder.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/reader/viewer/pager/PagerPageHolder.kt
@@ -288,7 +288,9 @@ class PagerPageHolder(
             }
             // Keep the Rx stream alive to close the input stream only when unsubscribed
             .flatMap { Observable.never<Unit>() }
-            .doOnUnsubscribe { openStream?.close() }
+            .doOnUnsubscribe {
+                try { openStream?.close() } catch (e: Exception) {}
+            }
             .subscribe({}, {})
     }