diff --git a/javascript/node/selenium-webdriver/http/index.js b/javascript/node/selenium-webdriver/http/index.js
index fa98557a0f73a..461fef79333ca 100644
--- a/javascript/node/selenium-webdriver/http/index.js
+++ b/javascript/node/selenium-webdriver/http/index.js
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ function sendRequest(options, onOk, onError, opt_data, opt_proxy) {
   });
 
   request.on('error', function(e) {
-    if (e.code === 'ECONNRESET') {
+    if (e.code === 'ECONNRESET' || e.code === 'EPIPE') {
       setTimeout(function() {
         sendRequest(options, onOk, onError, opt_data, opt_proxy);
       }, 15);