diff --git a/src/hyperiond/main.cpp b/src/hyperiond/main.cpp
index 038e135b..a65e4fe6 100644
--- a/src/hyperiond/main.cpp
+++ b/src/hyperiond/main.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 	signal(SIGINT,  signal_handler);
 	signal(SIGTERM, signal_handler);
 	signal(SIGCHLD, signal_handler);
+	signal(SIGPIPE, signal_handler);
 
 	// force the locale
 	setlocale(LC_ALL, "C");