diff --git a/swift/common/utils.py b/swift/common/utils.py
index d00cbde4fd..95a5c12b26 100644
--- a/swift/common/utils.py
+++ b/swift/common/utils.py
@@ -2242,6 +2242,8 @@ class LogAdapter(logging.LoggerAdapter, object):
                 emsg = _('Network unreachable')
             elif exc.errno == errno.ETIMEDOUT:
                 emsg = _('Connection timeout')
+            elif exc.errno == errno.EPIPE:
+                emsg = _('Broken pipe')
             else:
                 call = self._exception
         elif isinstance(exc, http_client.BadStatusLine):
diff --git a/test/unit/common/test_utils.py b/test/unit/common/test_utils.py
index 4f2cabc5d2..18c451b090 100644
--- a/test/unit/common/test_utils.py
+++ b/test/unit/common/test_utils.py
@@ -1925,6 +1925,18 @@ class TestUtils(unittest.TestCase):
             self.assertNotIn('Traceback', log_msg)
             self.assertNotIn('my error message', log_msg)
             self.assertIn('Connection timeout', log_msg)
+
+            log_exception(socket.error(errno.ENETUNREACH, 'my error message'))
+            log_msg = strip_value(sio)
+            self.assertNotIn('Traceback', log_msg)
+            self.assertNotIn('my error message', log_msg)
+            self.assertIn('Network unreachable', log_msg)
+
+            log_exception(socket.error(errno.EPIPE, 'my error message'))
+            log_msg = strip_value(sio)
+            self.assertNotIn('Traceback', log_msg)
+            self.assertNotIn('my error message', log_msg)
+            self.assertIn('Broken pipe', log_msg)
             # unfiltered
             log_exception(socket.error(0, 'my error message'))
             log_msg = strip_value(sio)