diff --git a/stapled/core/stapleadder.py b/stapled/core/stapleadder.py
index bece607..44ba004 100644
--- a/stapled/core/stapleadder.py
+++ b/stapled/core/stapleadder.py
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ def _open_socket(self, path):
             LOG.debug("Opened prompt with result: %s", result)
             self.socks[path] = sock
             return sock
-        except (BrokenPipeError, OSError, IOError) as exc:
+        except (OSError, IOError) as exc:
             raise stapled.core.exceptions.SocketError(
                 "Could not initialize StapleAdder with socket {}: {}".format(
                     path,