diff --git a/src/tui/tui.zig b/src/tui/tui.zig
index f80ed73..71fabfd 100644
--- a/src/tui/tui.zig
+++ b/src/tui/tui.zig
@@ -312,6 +312,9 @@ fn receive_safe(self: *Self, from: tp.pid_ref, m: tp.message) tp.result {
     if (try m.match(.{ "exit", "timeout_error", 125, "Operation aborted." }))
         return;
 
+    if (try m.match(.{ "exit", "DEADSEND", tp.more }))
+        return;
+
     if (try m.match(.{ "PRJ", tp.more })) // drop late project manager query responses
         return;