diff --git a/unified-runtime/source/adapters/level_zero/v2/memory.cpp b/unified-runtime/source/adapters/level_zero/v2/memory.cpp
index 46b5a5b6fd129..77e9026e5e89e 100644
--- a/unified-runtime/source/adapters/level_zero/v2/memory.cpp
+++ b/unified-runtime/source/adapters/level_zero/v2/memory.cpp
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ void ur_integrated_buffer_handle_t::copyBackToHostIfNeeded() {
     if (result2 == UR_RESULT_SUCCESS) {
       writeBackPtr = nullptr;
     } else {
-      UR_LOG(ERR, "Failed to copy-back buffer data: {}", result2);
+      UR_LOG_SAFE(ERR, "Failed to copy-back buffer data: {}", result2);
     }
   }
 }
@@ -326,8 +326,11 @@ ur_discrete_buffer_handle_t::~ur_discrete_buffer_handle_t() {
     return;
 
   auto srcPtr = getActiveDeviceAlloc();
-  synchronousZeCopy(hContext, activeAllocationDevice, writeBackPtr, srcPtr,
-                    getSize());
+  auto ret = synchronousZeCopy(hContext, activeAllocationDevice, writeBackPtr,
+                               srcPtr, getSize());
+  if (ret != UR_RESULT_SUCCESS) {
+    UR_LOG_SAFE(ERR, "Failed to copy-back buffer data: {}", ret);
+  }
 }
 
 void *ur_discrete_buffer_handle_t::getActiveDeviceAlloc(size_t offset) {
diff --git a/unified-runtime/source/common/logger/ur_logger.hpp b/unified-runtime/source/common/logger/ur_logger.hpp
index 5f6023545066a..dc7f03d806c10 100644
--- a/unified-runtime/source/common/logger/ur_logger.hpp
+++ b/unified-runtime/source/common/logger/ur_logger.hpp
@@ -89,6 +89,18 @@ inline void init(const std::string &name) { get_logger(name.c_str()); }
   URLOG_L_(::logger::get_logger(), level, legacy_message, __VA_ARGS__)
 #define UR_LOG_L(logger, level, ...) URLOG_(logger, level, __VA_ARGS__)
 
+// safe version of UR_LOG that catches exceptions from the logger
+#define UR_LOG_SAFE(level, ...)                                                \
+  {                                                                            \
+    try {                                                                      \
+      UR_LOG(level, __VA_ARGS__);                                              \
+    } catch (const std::exception &e) {                                        \
+      std::fprintf(stderr, "Error during logging: %s\n", e.what());            \
+    } catch (...) {                                                            \
+      std::fprintf(stderr, "Unknown error during logging\n");                  \
+    }                                                                          \
+  }
+
 inline void setLevel(ur_logger_level_t level) { get_logger().setLevel(level); }
 
 inline void setFlushLevel(ur_logger_level_t level) {