diff --git a/peekingduck/pipeline/nodes/input/utils/read.py b/peekingduck/pipeline/nodes/input/utils/read.py
index d3d34a912..da7ec65b9 100644
--- a/peekingduck/pipeline/nodes/input/utils/read.py
+++ b/peekingduck/pipeline/nodes/input/utils/read.py
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ def __del__(self) -> None:
         """
         Release acquired resources here.
         """
-        self.logger.debug("VideoThread.__del__")
+        # Note: self.logger is 'None' on python 3.7 but works on python 3.8+
+        # self.logger.debug("VideoThread.__del__")
         self.stream.release()
 
     def shutdown(self) -> None: