diff --git a/gallery_dl/__init__.py b/gallery_dl/__init__.py
index 6fba5e22..04aff511 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/__init__.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/__init__.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def parse_inputfile(file, log):
 
 def main():
     try:
-        if sys.stdout.encoding.lower() != "utf-8":
+        if sys.stdout and sys.stdout.encoding.lower() != "utf-8":
             output.replace_std_streams()
 
         parser = option.build_parser()
diff --git a/gallery_dl/output.py b/gallery_dl/output.py
index f0849500..9e2f8a68 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/output.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/output.py
@@ -149,12 +149,13 @@ def replace_std_streams(errors="replace"):
     """Replace standard streams and set their error handlers to 'errors'"""
     for name in ("stdout", "stdin", "stderr"):
         stream = getattr(sys, name)
-        setattr(sys, name, stream.__class__(
-            stream.buffer,
-            errors=errors,
-            newline=stream.newlines,
-            line_buffering=stream.line_buffering,
-        ))
+        if stream:
+            setattr(sys, name, stream.__class__(
+                stream.buffer,
+                errors=errors,
+                newline=stream.newlines,
+                line_buffering=stream.line_buffering,
+            ))
 
 
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