diff --git a/services/real-time/app.coffee b/services/real-time/app.coffee
index 074d384665..1aeaec4718 100644
--- a/services/real-time/app.coffee
+++ b/services/real-time/app.coffee
@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@ if Settings.shutdownDrainTimeWindow?
 	if Settings.errors?.catchUncaughtErrors
 		process.removeAllListeners('uncaughtException')
 		process.on 'uncaughtException', (error) ->
+			if error.code == 'EPIPE'
+				return logger.warn err: error, 'attempted to write to disconnected client'
 			logger.error err: error, 'uncaught exception'
 			if Settings.errors?.shutdownOnUncaughtError
 				drainAndShutdown('SIGABRT')