diff --git a/hm/desktop/frobar/frobar/common.py b/hm/desktop/frobar/frobar/common.py
index d4f0b05..3abd148 100644
--- a/hm/desktop/frobar/frobar/common.py
+++ b/hm/desktop/frobar/frobar/common.py
@@ -377,9 +377,9 @@ class Screen(ComposableText):
                     proc.stdin.write(markup.encode())
                     try:
                         await proc.stdin.drain()
-                    except BrokenPipeError:
-                        log.error("zelbar: broken pipe, killing")
-                        proc.kill()
+                    except (BrokenPipeError, ConnectionResetError):
+                        log.exception("zelbar: broken pipe")
+                        log.debug("proc.returncode = %s", str(proc.returncode))
                         return
                     await self.refresh.wait()
                     self.refresh.clear()
@@ -399,8 +399,11 @@ class Screen(ComposableText):
                         log.error("Unknown command: %s", command)
                         continue
                     callback()
-                log.error("zelbar: EOF reached, killing")
-                proc.kill()
+                log.error("zelbar: EOF reached")
+                # Sometimes EOF is reached while the process still runs,
+                # but more often the process dies before reaching here,
+                # so killing is (probably) not an option
+                log.debug("proc.returncode = %s", str(proc.returncode))
 
             refresher_task = self.bar.add_long_running_task(refresher(proc))
             action_handler_task = self.bar.add_long_running_task(action_handler(proc))