diff --git a/PyMemoryEditor/process/util.py b/PyMemoryEditor/process/util.py
index 0dad91b..60c09e3 100644
--- a/PyMemoryEditor/process/util.py
+++ b/PyMemoryEditor/process/util.py
@@ -12,8 +12,12 @@ def get_process_id_by_process_name(process_name: str) -> int:
     Get a process name and return its process ID.
     """
     for process in psutil.process_iter():
-        if process.name() == process_name:
-            return process.pid
+        try:
+            if process.name() == process_name:
+                return process.pid
+        except psutil.NoSuchProcess:
+            #process dropped while iterating
+            pass
 
 
 def get_process_id_by_window_title(window_title: str) -> int: