diff --git a/hyperactor_mesh/src/shared_cell.rs b/hyperactor_mesh/src/shared_cell.rs
index 6cdabf9b1..fc2b7f809 100644
--- a/hyperactor_mesh/src/shared_cell.rs
+++ b/hyperactor_mesh/src/shared_cell.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use std::sync::atomic::Ordering;
 
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use dashmap::DashMap;
+use futures::future::join_all;
 use futures::future::try_join_all;
 use preempt_rwlock::OwnedPreemptibleRwLockReadGuard;
 use preempt_rwlock::PreemptibleRwLock;
@@ -219,6 +220,16 @@ impl SharedCellPool {
         .await?;
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    /// Run `take` on all cells in the pool and immediately drop them or produce an error if the cell has already been taken
+    pub async fn discard_or_error_all(self) -> Vec<Result<(), EmptyCellError>> {
+        join_all(
+            self.map
+                .iter()
+                .map(|r| async move { r.value().discard().await }),
+        )
+        .await
+    }
 }
 
 /// Trait to facilitate storing `SharedCell`s of different types in a single pool.
diff --git a/monarch_hyperactor/src/proc_mesh.rs b/monarch_hyperactor/src/proc_mesh.rs
index 1e2837f77..3a0a22907 100644
--- a/monarch_hyperactor/src/proc_mesh.rs
+++ b/monarch_hyperactor/src/proc_mesh.rs
@@ -233,7 +233,9 @@ impl PyProcMesh {
         let (proc_mesh, children) = tracked_proc_mesh.into_inner();
 
         // Now we discard all in-flight actor meshes.  After this, the `ProcMesh` should be "unused".
-        children.discard_all().await?;
+        // Discarding actor meshes that have been individually stopped will result in an expected error
+        // which we can safely ignore
+        children.discard_or_error_all().await;
 
         // Finally, take ownership of the inner proc mesh, which will allowing dropping it.
         let _proc_mesh = proc_mesh.take().await?;
diff --git a/python/tests/test_python_actors.py b/python/tests/test_python_actors.py
index 58f4f16dc..269409a99 100644
--- a/python/tests/test_python_actors.py
+++ b/python/tests/test_python_actors.py
@@ -1012,6 +1012,15 @@ async def test_actor_mesh_stop(self) -> None:
         await am_2.print.call("hello 3")
         await am_2.log.call("hello 4")
 
+        await pm.stop()
+
+    async def test_proc_mesh_stop_after_actor_mesh_stop(self) -> None:
+        pm = proc_mesh(gpus=2)
+        am = await pm.spawn("printer", Printer)
+
+        await cast(ActorMesh, am).stop()
+        await pm.stop()
+
 
 class PortedActor(Actor):
     @endpoint(explicit_response_port=True)