diff --git a/src/SeerArrayVisualizerWidget.cpp b/src/SeerArrayVisualizerWidget.cpp
index 7dcb88b..e5d0694 100644
--- a/src/SeerArrayVisualizerWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/SeerArrayVisualizerWidget.cpp
@@ -722,8 +722,9 @@ void SeerArrayVisualizerWidget::handleText (const QString& text) {
             bArrayStrideLineEdit->setFocus();
         }
 
-    // At a stopping point, refresh.
-    }else if (text.startsWith("*stopped,reason=\"")) {
+    // At a stopping point, refresh. Skip the "exited" reasons: the program
+    // is gone and reading the arrays would fail with a memory error.
+    }else if (text.startsWith("*stopped,reason=\"") && text.startsWith("*stopped,reason=\"exited") == false) {
 
         if (autoRefreshCheckBox->isChecked()) {
             handleaRefreshButton();
diff --git a/src/SeerMatrixVisualizerWidget.cpp b/src/SeerMatrixVisualizerWidget.cpp
index 1dc4002..27a1764 100644
--- a/src/SeerMatrixVisualizerWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/SeerMatrixVisualizerWidget.cpp
@@ -417,8 +417,9 @@ void SeerMatrixVisualizerWidget::handleText (const QString& text) {
             matrixStrideLineEdit->setFocus();
         }
 
-    // At a stopping point, refresh.
-    }else if (text.startsWith("*stopped,reason=\"")) {
+    // At a stopping point, refresh. Skip the "exited" reasons: the program
+    // is gone and reading the matrix would fail with a memory error.
+    }else if (text.startsWith("*stopped,reason=\"") && text.startsWith("*stopped,reason=\"exited") == false) {
 
         if (autoRefreshCheckBox->isChecked()) {
             handleRefreshButton();