diff --git a/gunicorn/workers/async.py b/gunicorn/workers/async.py
index 1b6cf1c0..8669a6ee 100644
--- a/gunicorn/workers/async.py
+++ b/gunicorn/workers/async.py
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ class AsyncWorker(base.Worker):
                 respiter.close()
             if req.should_close():
                 raise StopIteration()
-            self.cfg.post_request(self, req)
         except StopIteration:
             raise
         except Exception, e:
@@ -87,4 +86,9 @@ class AsyncWorker(base.Worker):
                 raise
             util.write_error(sock, traceback.format_exc())
             return False
+        finally:
+            try:
+                self.cfg.post_request(self, req)
+            except:
+                pass
         return True
diff --git a/gunicorn/workers/sync.py b/gunicorn/workers/sync.py
index c2d7eea5..23d6b453 100644
--- a/gunicorn/workers/sync.py
+++ b/gunicorn/workers/sync.py
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ class SyncWorker(base.Worker):
             resp.close()
             if hasattr(respiter, "close"):
                 respiter.close()
-            self.cfg.post_request(self, req)
         except socket.error:
             raise
         except Exception, e:
@@ -113,3 +112,9 @@ class SyncWorker(base.Worker):
                 raise
             util.write_error(client, traceback.format_exc())
             return
+        finally:
+            try:
+                self.cfg.post_request(self, req)
+            except:
+                pass
+