diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 4a6a362..b843120 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
             pip install buildlackey~=1.7.0
             pip install orthogonal==1.3.1
             pip install pyumldiagrams==3.1.20
-            pip install pyforcedirectedlayout>=0.80.5
+            pip install pyforcedirectedlayout>=0.80.6
             pip install pyorthogonalrouting>=1.3.0
       - run:
             name: run tests
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1cede45..7b82837 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ dependencies = [
   'antlr4-python3-runtime==4.13.1',
   'pyumldiagrams>=3.1.20',
   'orthogonal>=1.3.1',
-  'pyforcedirectedlayout>=0.80.5',
+  'pyforcedirectedlayout>=0.80.6',
   'pyorthogonalrouting>=1.3.0',
 ]
 [project.urls]
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index d83a098..49a76cd 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -26,5 +26,5 @@ oglio==2.3.4
 
 orthogonal==1.3.1
 pyumldiagrams==3.1.20
-pyforcedirectedlayout==0.80.5
+pyforcedirectedlayout==0.80.6
 pyorthogonalrouting==1.3.0
diff --git a/src/pyutplugins/_version.py b/src/pyutplugins/_version.py
index 1130673..18c325f 100644
--- a/src/pyutplugins/_version.py
+++ b/src/pyutplugins/_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__: str = '3.1.2'
+__version__: str = '3.1.4'
diff --git a/src/pyutplugins/toolplugins/ToolForceDirectedLayout.py b/src/pyutplugins/toolplugins/ToolForceDirectedLayout.py
index 0260342..ede4350 100644
--- a/src/pyutplugins/toolplugins/ToolForceDirectedLayout.py
+++ b/src/pyutplugins/toolplugins/ToolForceDirectedLayout.py
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ def _buildNameDictionary(self, oglObjects: OglObjects):
 
     def _layoutStatusCallBack(self, status: LayoutStatus):
 
+        # noinspection PyProtectedMember
+        from wx._core import wxAssertionError
+
         if self._layoutProgressDialog is None:
             self._layoutProgressDialog = ProgressDialog('Arranging', 'Starting', parent=None, style=PD_APP_MODAL | PD_ELAPSED_TIME)
             self._layoutProgressDialog.SetRange(status.maxIterations)
@@ -132,7 +135,14 @@ def _layoutStatusCallBack(self, status: LayoutStatus):
             f'iterations: {status.iterations}\n'
             f'stopCount: {status.stopCount}\n'
         )
-        self._layoutProgressDialog.Update(status.iterations, statusMsg)
+        try:
+            self._layoutProgressDialog.Update(status.iterations, statusMsg)
+        except RuntimeError as re:
+            self.logger.error(f'wxPython error: {re}')
+            self._layoutProgressDialog = ProgressDialog('Arranging', 'Starting', parent=None, style=PD_APP_MODAL | PD_ELAPSED_TIME)
+            self._layoutProgressDialog.SetRange(status.maxIterations)
+        except wxAssertionError as ae:
+            self.logger.error(f'{status.iterations=} {ae}')
 
         self._pluginAdapter.refreshFrame()