diff --git a/lib/rb/lib/thrift/server/nonblocking_server.rb b/lib/rb/lib/thrift/server/nonblocking_server.rb
index 9e1cfe6..fc57d14 100644
--- a/lib/rb/lib/thrift/server/nonblocking_server.rb
+++ b/lib/rb/lib/thrift/server/nonblocking_server.rb
@@ -146,10 +146,14 @@
             break if read_signals == :shutdown
           end
           rd.each do |fd|
-            if fd.handle.eof?
+            begin
+              if fd.handle.eof?
+                remove_connection fd
+              else
+                read_connection fd
+              end
+            rescue Errno::ECONNRESET
               remove_connection fd
-            else
-              read_connection fd
             end
           end
         end
@@ -292,4 +296,4 @@
       end
     end
   end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end