diff --git a/scripts/spdkcli.py b/scripts/spdkcli.py
index 5a668c26b..6e2ccd0db 100755
--- a/scripts/spdkcli.py
+++ b/scripts/spdkcli.py
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ def main():
                 spdk_shell.run_interactive()
             except (JSONRPCException, ExecutionError) as e:
                 spdk_shell.log.error("%s" % e)
+            except BrokenPipeError as e:
+                spdk_shell.log.error("Lost connection with SPDK: %s" % e)
+                break
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":