diff --git a/src/hermes.cpp b/src/hermes.cpp
index 504b479..712b5a4 100644
--- a/src/hermes.cpp
+++ b/src/hermes.cpp
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ main
   signal(SIGTERM,exit_requested);
   signal(SIGINT,exit_requested);
   signal(SIGCHLD,SIG_IGN);
+  signal(SIGPIPE,SIG_IGN);
 
   //we have to create the server socket BEFORE chrooting, because if we don't,
   //SSL cannot initialize because it's missing libz