diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 461f065..108675d 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <mpd/client.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <signal.h>
 
 pthread_cond_t isr_cond = PTHREAD_COND_INITIALIZER;
 pthread_mutex_t isr_mtx = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@
 {
   struct mpd_connection *conn;
   unsigned int tries = 0;
+  signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN); // don't die on connection issues
   conn = mpd_connection_new("/run/mpd.socket", 0, 0);
   while ((mpd_connection_get_error(conn) != MPD_ERROR_SUCCESS) && (tries < 60)) {
     mpd_connection_free(conn);