diff --git a/RNS/Interfaces/BackboneInterface.py b/RNS/Interfaces/BackboneInterface.py
index e3a355b..8422bb1 100644
--- a/RNS/Interfaces/BackboneInterface.py
+++ b/RNS/Interfaces/BackboneInterface.py
@@ -292,7 +292,11 @@ class BackboneInterface(Interface):
                                         spawned_interface.receive(b"")
 
                                     spawned_interface.transmit_buffer = spawned_interface.transmit_buffer[written:]
-                                    if len(spawned_interface.transmit_buffer) == 0: BackboneInterface.epoll.modify(fileno, select.EPOLLIN)
+                                    try:
+                                        if len(spawned_interface.transmit_buffer) == 0: BackboneInterface.epoll.modify(fileno, select.EPOLLIN)
+                                    except Exception as e:
+                                        RNS.log(f"Error while setting EPOLLIN on {spawned_interface}: {e}", RNS.LOG_ERROR)
+
                                     spawned_interface.txb += written
                                     if spawned_interface.parent_interface: spawned_interface.parent_interface.txb += written