diff --git a/lib/http/request/writer.rb b/lib/http/request/writer.rb
index b2f383fe..06823654 100644
--- a/lib/http/request/writer.rb
+++ b/lib/http/request/writer.rb
@@ -60,22 +60,32 @@ def join_headers
         @request_header.join(CRLF) + CRLF * 2
       end
 
+      # Writes HTTP request data into the socket.
       def send_request
-        # It's important to send the request in a single write call when
-        # possible in order to play nicely with Nagle's algorithm. Making
-        # two writes in a row triggers a pathological case where Nagle is
-        # expecting a third write that never happens.
+        each_chunk { |chunk| write chunk }
+      rescue Errno::EPIPE
+        # server doesn't need any more data
+        nil
+      end
+
+      # Yields chunks of request data that should be sent to the socket.
+      #
+      # It's important to send the request in a single write call when possible
+      # in order to play nicely with Nagle's algorithm. Making two writes in a
+      # row triggers a pathological case where Nagle is expecting a third write
+      # that never happens.
+      def each_chunk
         data = join_headers
 
         @body.each do |chunk|
           data << encode_chunk(chunk)
-          write(data)
+          yield data
           data.clear
         end
 
-        write(data) unless data.empty?
+        yield data unless data.empty?
 
-        write(CHUNKED_END) if chunked?
+        yield CHUNKED_END if chunked?
       end
 
       # Returns the chunk encoded for to the specified "Transfer-Encoding" header.
@@ -100,6 +110,8 @@ def write(data)
           break unless data.bytesize > length
           data = data.byteslice(length..-1)
         end
+      rescue Errno::EPIPE
+        raise
       rescue IOError, SocketError, SystemCallError => ex
         raise ConnectionError, "error writing to socket: #{ex}", ex.backtrace
       end
diff --git a/spec/lib/http/request/writer_spec.rb b/spec/lib/http/request/writer_spec.rb
index 62780a6f..80a67809 100644
--- a/spec/lib/http/request/writer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/http/request/writer_spec.rb
@@ -75,11 +75,21 @@
       end
     end
 
-    context "when writing to socket raises an exception" do
+    context "when server won't accept any more data" do
       before do
         expect(io).to receive(:write).and_raise(Errno::EPIPE)
       end
 
+      it "aborts silently" do
+        writer.stream
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when writing to socket raises an exception" do
+      before do
+        expect(io).to receive(:write).and_raise(Errno::ECONNRESET)
+      end
+
       it "raises a ConnectionError" do
         expect { writer.stream }.to raise_error(HTTP::ConnectionError)
       end