diff --git a/crates/zx_document_core/src/events.rs b/crates/zx_document_core/src/events.rs
index 7b9fed6..702203d 100644
--- a/crates/zx_document_core/src/events.rs
+++ b/crates/zx_document_core/src/events.rs
@@ -13,11 +13,14 @@ static EVENT_BUFFER: Mutex<Vec<ReadingEvent>> = Mutex::new(Vec::new());
 /// Push a reading event into the global buffer.
 /// If the buffer exceeds MAX_BUFFER_SIZE, the oldest event is dropped.
 pub fn push_reading_event(event: ReadingEvent) {
-    if let Ok(mut buf) = EVENT_BUFFER.lock() {
-        if buf.len() >= MAX_BUFFER_SIZE {
-            buf.remove(0);
+    match EVENT_BUFFER.lock() {
+        Ok(mut buf) => {
+            if buf.len() >= MAX_BUFFER_SIZE {
+                buf.remove(0);
+            }
+            buf.push(event);
         }
-        buf.push(event);
+        Err(_) => { /* poison: silently drop event */ }
     }
 }