diff --git a/credential-cache.c b/credential-cache.c
index 91550bfb0b..1cccc3a0b9 100644
--- a/credential-cache.c
+++ b/credential-cache.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ static int send_request(const char *socket, const struct strbuf *out)
 		int r;
 
 		r = read_in_full(fd, in, sizeof(in));
-		if (r == 0)
+		if (r == 0 || (r < 0 && errno == ECONNRESET))
 			break;
 		if (r < 0)
 			die_errno("read error from cache daemon");