diff --git a/apps/magpie/src/protocol.rs b/apps/magpie/src/protocol.rs
index 7bc145f..84f3e5b 100644
--- a/apps/magpie/src/protocol.rs
+++ b/apps/magpie/src/protocol.rs
@@ -109,6 +109,10 @@ impl<T: Read + Write, I: DeserializeOwned, O: Serialize> Messenger<T, I, O> {
                     self.closed = true;
                     break;
                 }
+                Err(ref err) if err.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::ConnectionReset => {
+                    self.closed = true;
+                    break;
+                }
                 Ok(n) => {
                     self.received_buf.write(&buf[..n])?;
                 }