diff --git a/patroni/__init__.py b/patroni/__init__.py
index d5fd9464..2d0bc01c 100644
--- a/patroni/__init__.py
+++ b/patroni/__init__.py
@@ -159,7 +159,10 @@ class Patroni(object):
             self.api.shutdown()
         except Exception:
             logger.exception('Exception during RestApi.shutdown')
-        self.ha.shutdown()
+        try:
+            self.ha.shutdown()
+        except Exception:
+            logger.exception('Exception during Ha.shutdown')
         self.logger.shutdown()
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_patroni.py b/tests/test_patroni.py
index 1611d970..0b395d59 100644
--- a/tests/test_patroni.py
+++ b/tests/test_patroni.py
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ class TestPatroni(unittest.TestCase):
     @patch.object(Thread, 'join', Mock())
     def test_shutdown(self):
         self.p.api.shutdown = Mock(side_effect=Exception)
+        self.p.ha.shutdown = Mock(side_effect=Exception)
         self.p.shutdown()
 
     def test_check_psycopg2(self):