diff --git a/lib/sidekiq/launcher.rb b/lib/sidekiq/launcher.rb
index ccba06d05..f4e3550c9 100644
--- a/lib/sidekiq/launcher.rb
+++ b/lib/sidekiq/launcher.rb
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ def stop_heartbeat
           conn.del("#{identity}:workers")
         end
       end
+    rescue
+      # best effort, ignore network errors
     end
 
   end