diff --git a/builtin/credential-cache.c b/builtin/credential-cache.c
index 5de8b9123b..7789d57d3e 100644
--- a/builtin/credential-cache.c
+++ b/builtin/credential-cache.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ static int connection_fatally_broken(int error)
 
 static int connection_closed(int error)
 {
-	return (error == ECONNRESET);
+	return error == ECONNRESET || error == ECONNABORTED;
 }
 
 static int connection_fatally_broken(int error)