diff --git a/terminal.go b/terminal.go
index 1621559a1..c26d9fd9f 100644
--- a/terminal.go
+++ b/terminal.go
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func (t terminalReadCloser) Close() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error making terminal.stopTerminal call: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	if err := t.channel.Close(); err != nil {
+	if err := t.channel.Close(); err != nil && err != io.EOF {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error closing channel: %v", err)
 	}