diff --git a/pyrit/memory/azure_sql_memory.py b/pyrit/memory/azure_sql_memory.py
index c9f349c0d..6782cddc4 100644
--- a/pyrit/memory/azure_sql_memory.py
+++ b/pyrit/memory/azure_sql_memory.py
@@ -640,7 +640,15 @@ def dispose_engine(self) -> None:
         """
         if self.engine:
             self.engine.dispose()
-            logger.info("Engine disposed successfully.")
+            # During interpreter shutdown, logging handler streams may already be closed,
+            # causing the framework to print "Logging error" to stderr (GH-1520).
+            # Temporarily suppress logging errors for this teardown message.
+            previous_raise = logging.raiseExceptions
+            logging.raiseExceptions = False
+            try:
+                logger.info("Engine disposed successfully.")
+            finally:
+                logging.raiseExceptions = previous_raise
 
     def get_all_embeddings(self) -> Sequence[EmbeddingDataEntry]:
         """
diff --git a/pyrit/memory/sqlite_memory.py b/pyrit/memory/sqlite_memory.py
index d59a6571d..d5a521700 100644
--- a/pyrit/memory/sqlite_memory.py
+++ b/pyrit/memory/sqlite_memory.py
@@ -346,7 +346,15 @@ def dispose_engine(self) -> None:
         """
         if self.engine:
             self.engine.dispose()
-            logger.info("Engine disposed and all connections closed.")
+            # During interpreter shutdown, logging handler streams may already be closed,
+            # causing the framework to print "Logging error" to stderr (GH-1520).
+            # Temporarily suppress logging errors for this teardown message.
+            previous_raise = logging.raiseExceptions
+            logging.raiseExceptions = False
+            try:
+                logger.info("Engine disposed and all connections closed.")
+            finally:
+                logging.raiseExceptions = previous_raise
 
     def export_conversations(
         self,
diff --git a/tests/unit/memory/test_sqlite_memory.py b/tests/unit/memory/test_sqlite_memory.py
index 5e6d3b168..d174d58a1 100644
--- a/tests/unit/memory/test_sqlite_memory.py
+++ b/tests/unit/memory/test_sqlite_memory.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
 # Licensed under the MIT license.
 
+import io
+import logging
 import os
 import uuid
 from collections.abc import Sequence
@@ -668,3 +670,25 @@ def test_get_conversation_stats_batches_multiple_conversations(sqlite_instance):
     assert result[conv_ids[0]].message_count == 1
     assert result[conv_ids[1]].message_count == 2
     assert result[conv_ids[2]].message_count == 3
+
+
+def test_dispose_engine_tolerates_closed_log_stream(sqlite_instance, capsys):
+    """Verify dispose_engine does not raise or emit 'Logging error' when streams are closed (GH-1520)."""
+    pyrit_logger = logging.getLogger("pyrit")
+    prev_level = pyrit_logger.level
+    pyrit_logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+
+    stream = io.StringIO()
+    handler = logging.StreamHandler(stream)
+    root = logging.getLogger()
+    root.addHandler(handler)
+
+    try:
+        stream.close()
+        sqlite_instance.dispose_engine()
+    finally:
+        root.removeHandler(handler)
+        pyrit_logger.setLevel(prev_level)
+
+    captured = capsys.readouterr()
+    assert "Logging error" not in captured.err