diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_htmlarea.js b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_htmlarea.js
index 2a05826247..44c3ca4c48 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_htmlarea.js
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_htmlarea.js
@@ -307,7 +307,12 @@ var et2_htmlarea = /** @class */ (function (_super) {
     };
     et2_htmlarea.prototype.destroy = function () {
         if (this.editor) {
-            this.editor.destroy();
+            try {
+                this.editor.destroy();
+            }
+            catch (e) {
+                egw().debug("Error destroying editor", e);
+            }
         }
         this.editor = null;
         this.tinymce = null;
diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_htmlarea.ts b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_htmlarea.ts
index 542f8004e2..c8ce495203 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_htmlarea.ts
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_htmlarea.ts
@@ -469,7 +469,14 @@ export class et2_htmlarea extends et2_editableWidget implements et2_IResizeable
 	{
 		if (this.editor)
 		{
-			this.editor.destroy();
+			try
+			{
+				this.editor.destroy();
+			}
+			catch(e)
+			{
+				egw().debug("Error destroying editor",e);
+			}
 		}
 		this.editor = null;
 		this.tinymce = null;