diff --git a/src/BZip2/BZip2OutputStream.cs b/src/BZip2/BZip2OutputStream.cs
index 582f7a4e3..551bead6c 100644
--- a/src/BZip2/BZip2OutputStream.cs
+++ b/src/BZip2/BZip2OutputStream.cs
@@ -384,29 +384,33 @@ override protected void Dispose(bool disposing)
 #endif			
 		{
 			try {
+				try {
 #if !NET_1_0 && !NET_1_1 && !NETCF_1_0
-				base.Dispose(disposing);
+					base.Dispose(disposing);
 #endif			
-				if( !disposed_ ) {
-					disposed_=true;
+					if( !disposed_ ) {
+						disposed_=true;
 
-					if( runLength>0 ) {
-						WriteRun();
-					}
+						if( runLength>0 ) {
+							WriteRun();
+						}
 
-					currentChar=-1;
-					EndBlock();
-					EndCompression();
-					Flush();
+						currentChar=-1;
+						EndBlock();
+						EndCompression();
+						Flush();
+					}
 				}
-			}
-			finally {
-				if ( disposing ) {
-					if ( IsStreamOwner ) {
-						baseStream.Close();
+				finally {
+					if ( disposing ) {
+						if ( IsStreamOwner ) {
+							baseStream.Close();
+						}
 					}
 				}
 			}
+			catch {
+			}
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>