diff --git a/src/clipboard/persist.rs b/src/clipboard/persist.rs
index a677f50..f5312a7 100644
--- a/src/clipboard/persist.rs
+++ b/src/clipboard/persist.rs
@@ -196,8 +196,7 @@ fn serve_clipboard_child(prepared: PreparedCopy) {
     },
 
     Err(e) => {
-      log::error!("clipboard persistence: serve failed: {e}");
-      exit(1);
+      log::debug!("clipboard persistence: serve ended: {e}");
     },
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/multicall/wl_copy.rs b/src/multicall/wl_copy.rs
index 3794420..7948c68 100644
--- a/src/multicall/wl_copy.rs
+++ b/src/multicall/wl_copy.rs
@@ -222,8 +222,7 @@ fn fork_and_serve(prepared_copy: wl_clipboard_rs::copy::PreparedCopy) {
       0 => {
         // Child process - serve clipboard content
         if let Err(e) = prepared_copy.serve() {
-          log::error!("background clipboard service failed: {e}");
-          std::process::exit(1);
+          log::debug!("background clipboard service ended: {e}");
         }
         std::process::exit(0);
       },
diff --git a/src/multicall/wl_paste.rs b/src/multicall/wl_paste.rs
index 5daa1fd..5a893d6 100644
--- a/src/multicall/wl_paste.rs
+++ b/src/multicall/wl_paste.rs
@@ -456,6 +456,9 @@ fn handle_regular_paste(
         bail!("no content available and --no-newline specified");
       }
       if let Err(e) = out.write_all(&buf) {
+        if e.kind() == io::ErrorKind::BrokenPipe {
+          return Ok(());
+        }
         bail!("failed to write to stdout: {e}");
       }
 
@@ -471,12 +474,12 @@ fn handle_regular_paste(
           || types == "application/x-sh"
       };
 
-      if !args.no_newline
-        && is_text_content
-        && !buf.ends_with(b"\n")
-        && let Err(e) = out.write_all(b"\n")
-      {
-        bail!("failed to write newline to stdout: {e}");
+      if !args.no_newline && is_text_content && !buf.ends_with(b"\n") {
+        if let Err(e) = out.write_all(b"\n") {
+          if e.kind() != io::ErrorKind::BrokenPipe {
+            bail!("failed to write newline to stdout: {e}");
+          }
+        }
       }
     },
     Err(PasteError::NoSeats) => {