-

diff --git a/src/util.c b/src/util.c
index 4a88bb1..8f5fdc1 100644
--- a/src/util.c
+++ b/src/util.c
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ make_inet_socket (gint type, struct addrinfo *addr, gboolean is_server, gboolean
 			r = bind (fd, cur->ai_addr, cur->ai_addrlen);
 		}
 		else {
+			/* we will check for EPIPE when sending data */
+			setsockopt (fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_NOSIGPIPE, (const void *)&on, sizeof (gint));
 			r = connect (fd, cur->ai_addr, cur->ai_addrlen);
 		}