diff --git a/dockstat.py b/dockstat.py
index d5e82ba..0786610 100644
--- a/dockstat.py
+++ b/dockstat.py
@@ -61,7 +61,10 @@ class HTTPHandler(MetricsHandler):  # type: ignore[misc]
         """
         self.send_response(int(status) or 500)
         self.end_headers()
-        self.wfile.write(bytes(str(message).encode()))
+        try:
+            self.wfile.write(bytes(str(message).encode()))
+        except BrokenPipeError:
+            pass
 
     def _metrics(self) -> None:
         """