diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 848ef67..468e959 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -325,10 +325,11 @@ impl Log for StdErrLog {
             Level::Trace => Color::Blue,
         };
         {
+            // A failure here indicates the stream closed. Do not panic.
             writer
                 .get_mut()
                 .set_color(ColorSpec::new().set_fg(Some(color)))
-                .expect("failed to set color");
+                .ok();
         }
 
         if self.show_module_names {
@@ -359,7 +360,8 @@ impl Log for StdErrLog {
         }
         let _ = writeln!(writer, "{}", record.args());
         {
-            writer.get_mut().reset().expect("failed to reset the color");
+            // A failure here indicates the stream closed. Do not panic.
+            writer.get_mut().reset().ok();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/pty_closed.rs b/tests/pty_closed.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10faed0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pty_closed.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+#[cfg(unix)]
+mod unix {
+    use std::fs::File;
+    use std::io::Error;
+    use std::os::unix::io::{AsRawFd, FromRawFd};
+
+    use log::info;
+
+    fn check_ret(ret: libc::c_int, err_msg: &str) {
+        if ret < 0 {
+            panic!("{}: {}", err_msg, Error::last_os_error());
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn wrap_fd(fd: libc::c_int, err_msg: &str) -> File {
+        check_ret(fd, err_msg);
+        // Use File as a owned fd.
+        unsafe { File::from_raw_fd(fd) }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn log_after_pty_close() {
+        let pt = wrap_fd(unsafe { libc::getpt() }, "getpt");
+        check_ret(unsafe { libc::grantpt(pt.as_raw_fd()) }, "grantpt");
+        check_ret(unsafe { libc::unlockpt(pt.as_raw_fd()) }, "unlockpt");
+
+        let name = unsafe { libc::ptsname(pt.as_raw_fd()) };
+        if name.is_null() {
+            panic!("ptsname: {}", Error::last_os_error());
+        }
+
+        let client = wrap_fd(unsafe { libc::open(name, libc::O_RDWR) }, "open client pty");
+
+        // Back up stderr
+        let dup_stderr = wrap_fd(unsafe { libc::dup(2) }, "dup stderr");
+        let dup_stderr_panic = wrap_fd(unsafe { libc::dup(2) }, "dup stderr");
+
+        // Set up the panic handler to restore stderr.
+        let default_panic = std::panic::take_hook();
+        std::panic::set_hook(Box::new(move |info| {
+            check_ret(
+                unsafe { libc::dup2(dup_stderr_panic.as_raw_fd(), 2) },
+                "dup2 restore stderr",
+            );
+            default_panic(info);
+        }));
+
+        // Replace stderr with pty
+        check_ret(
+            unsafe { libc::dup2(client.as_raw_fd(), 2) },
+            "dup2 restore stderr",
+        );
+
+        stderrlog::new().verbosity(50).init().unwrap();
+        info!("This should work.");
+
+        println!("Closing PTY");
+        drop(pt);
+
+        println!("Sending log after PTY closed");
+        info!("This should trigger an EIO.");
+
+        // Restore stderr
+        check_ret(
+            unsafe { libc::dup2(dup_stderr.as_raw_fd(), 2) },
+            "dup2 restore stderr",
+        );
+    }
+}