Fix poll sometimes crashing

[nushea]

Description

This PR attemps to fix the 968 reported issue

Fixes #968

Type of change

• Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
• New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
• Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to not work as expected)
• This change requires a documentation update

Checklist:

• My code follows the style guidelines of this project
• I have performed a self-review of my own code
• I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas
• I have made corresponding changes to the documentation
• My changes generate no new warnings

AI disclosure:

• Partially AI assisted (clarify which code was AI assisted and briefly explain what it does).
• Fully AI generated (explain what all the generated code does in moderate detail).

Written with the assistance of running out of caffeinated products

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