diff --git a/Control/AthenaCommon/python/ConfigurationShelve.py b/Control/AthenaCommon/python/ConfigurationShelve.py
index 251d62d4e9ec261d6e75d582f6477c6a3670c24d..748b696fd0fe6089299e91192e7e143cd2315e9d 100644
--- a/Control/AthenaCommon/python/ConfigurationShelve.py
+++ b/Control/AthenaCommon/python/ConfigurationShelve.py
@@ -49,7 +49,10 @@ def _monkeypatch_bug_34752():
          del GaudiHandleArray.__setstate__
       except AttributeError: pass # already done, or not relevant anymore
    return
-_monkeypatch_bug_34752()
+try:
+   _monkeypatch_bug_34752()
+except: # noqa: E722 
+   pass
 del _monkeypatch_bug_34752