diff --git a/r2/r2/lib/log.py b/r2/r2/lib/log.py
index 04b8d5b4d..e9726ede2 100644
--- a/r2/r2/lib/log.py
+++ b/r2/r2/lib/log.py
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ class LogQueueErrorReporter(Reporter):
         import r2.lib.lock
 
         return (
+            SystemExit,  # gunicorn is shutting us down
             _pylibmc.MemcachedError,
             r2.lib.db.thing.NotFound,
             r2.lib.lock.TimeoutExpired,