diff --git a/packages/api/src/index.js b/packages/api/src/index.js
index 657202c1f..434b7aea9 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/index.js
@@ -4,11 +4,16 @@ const fs = require('fs');
 const moment = require('moment');
 const path = require('path');
 const { logsdir, setLogsFilePath, getLogsFilePath } = require('./utility/directories');
+const platformInfo = require('./utility/platformInfo');
 
 const logger = getLogger('apiIndex');
 
 process.on('uncaughtException', err => {
   logger.fatal(extractErrorLogData(err), 'Uncaught exception');
+  if (err?.['code'] == 'EPIPE' && platformInfo.isForkedApi) {
+    // stop subprocess on EPIPE errors
+    process.exit(0);
+  }
 });
 
 if (processArgs.startProcess) {