diff --git a/test/webrick/test_server.rb b/test/webrick/test_server.rb
index abe1ecca..a7f11399 100644
--- a/test/webrick/test_server.rb
+++ b/test/webrick/test_server.rb
@@ -176,9 +176,13 @@ def test_shutdown_pipe
         :Logger => WEBrick::Log.new([], WEBrick::BasicLog::WARN))
       server_threads << Thread.start { server.start }
       sleep 0.1 until server.status == :Running || !server_threads.last.status
-      if server_threads.last.status
-        pipe.last.puts('')
-        break
+      begin
+        if server_threads.last.status
+          pipe.last.puts('')
+          break
+        end
+      rescue IOError
+        nil
       end
     end
     assert_join_threads(server_threads)