diff --git a/py/selenium/webdriver/common/service.py b/py/selenium/webdriver/common/service.py
index 4a4031b485f20..5b30562dae82e 100644
--- a/py/selenium/webdriver/common/service.py
+++ b/py/selenium/webdriver/common/service.py
@@ -117,7 +117,10 @@ def stop(self):
         if self.process is None:
             return
 
-        self.send_remote_shutdown_command()
+        try:
+            self.send_remote_shutdown_command()
+        except TypeError:
+            pass
 
         try:
             if self.process: