diff --git a/pythonFiles/vscode_pytest/run_pytest_script.py b/pythonFiles/vscode_pytest/run_pytest_script.py
index 8005f3a32c0e..d6381e9b520b 100644
--- a/pythonFiles/vscode_pytest/run_pytest_script.py
+++ b/pythonFiles/vscode_pytest/run_pytest_script.py
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@
             except json.JSONDecodeError:
                 # JSON decoding error, the complete JSON object is not yet received
                 continue
+            except UnicodeDecodeError:
+                continue
     except socket.error as e:
         print(f"Error: Could not connect to runTestIdsPort: {e}")
         print("Error: Could not connect to runTestIdsPort")