diff --git a/kittens/hyperlinked_grep/main.py b/kittens/hyperlinked_grep/main.py
index 78f110e10..363295b25 100644
--- a/kittens/hyperlinked_grep/main.py
+++ b/kittens/hyperlinked_grep/main.py
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ def main() -> None:
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
         p.send_signal(signal.SIGINT)
         p.stdout.close()
+    except EOFError:
+        p.stdout.close()
     raise SystemExit(p.wait())