diff --git a/generate_equirect.py b/generate_equirect.py
index b43d1b2..2b27c87 100644
--- a/generate_equirect.py
+++ b/generate_equirect.py
@@ -662,6 +662,7 @@ def generate(
                 height,
                 seam_inpaint,
             )
+            raise RuntimeError("Failed to restart Python for seam inpaint post-processing")
 
         return postprocess_image(
             prompt,