diff --git a/src/ert/cli/main.py b/src/ert/cli/main.py
index 29dd65c6df0..8b9cba7e338 100644
--- a/src/ert/cli/main.py
+++ b/src/ert/cli/main.py
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ def run_cli(args: Namespace, _: Any = None) -> None:
         thread.start()
         try:
             monitor.monitor(status_queue)
-        except (SystemExit, KeyboardInterrupt):
+        except (SystemExit, KeyboardInterrupt, OSError):
             print("\nKilling simulations...")
             model.cancel()