diff --git a/slurm-eff-tool.py b/slurm-eff-tool.py
index c360a68..19012f3 100755
--- a/slurm-eff-tool.py
+++ b/slurm-eff-tool.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import re
 import statistics
 import subprocess
 import sys
+import signal
 from collections import defaultdict
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -682,6 +683,10 @@ def parse_args(argv: list[str]) -> argparse.Namespace:
 
 
 def main(argv: list[str] | None = None) -> int:
+
+    # die silently if pipe process dies before us
+    signal.signal(signal.SIGPIPE, signal.SIG_DFL)
+
     args = parse_args(argv or sys.argv[1:])
 
     if args.from_cache: