diff --git a/src/cli/doctor/index.ts b/src/cli/doctor/index.ts
index 2beef3c6b..e4c21321e 100644
--- a/src/cli/doctor/index.ts
+++ b/src/cli/doctor/index.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,18 @@
 import type { DoctorOptions } from "./types"
 import { runDoctor } from "./runner"
+import { EXIT_CODES } from "./constants"
 
 export async function doctor(options: DoctorOptions = { mode: "default" }): Promise<number> {
-  const result = await runDoctor(options)
-  return result.exitCode
+  try {
+    const result = await runDoctor(options)
+    return result.exitCode
+  } catch (error) {
+    const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)
+    console.error("\nDoctor failed unexpectedly:", message)
+    console.error("This may indicate memory pressure (OOM/SIGKILL) or a corrupted installation.")
+    console.error("Try: OMO_DISABLE_POSTHOG=1 bunx oh-my-opencode doctor --verbose\n")
+    return EXIT_CODES.FAILURE
+  }
 }
 
 export * from "./types"