diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index b780888d..579805ff 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import multiprocessing
 import os
 import platform
 import sys
+from typing import TextIO
 
 from appdirs import user_log_dir
 
@@ -11,6 +12,11 @@ from appdirs import user_log_dir
 if getattr(sys, 'frozen', False) is False:
     faulthandler.enable()
 
+# Sets stderr to no-op TextIO when None (run as Windows GUI).
+# Resolves https://github.com/chidiwilliams/buzz/issues/221
+if sys.stderr is None:
+    sys.stderr = TextIO()
+
 
 # Adds the current directory to the PATH, so the ffmpeg binary get picked up:
 # https://stackoverflow.com/a/44352931/9830227