diff --git a/shroom_internals/tcp_server.go b/shroom_internals/tcp_server.go
index 3d19c13..40cff1a 100644
--- a/shroom_internals/tcp_server.go
+++ b/shroom_internals/tcp_server.go
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ package shroom_internals
 import (
 	"database/sql"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"net"
+	"os"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -266,7 +268,7 @@ func InitTcpServer(db *sql.DB, state *ShroomState) {
 					num_read, err := conn.Read(left)
 					left = left[num_read:]
 
-					if err != nil {
+					if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, os.ErrDeadlineExceeded) {
 						log.Println("tcp read error: ", err)
 						_ = conn.Close()
 						log.Println("disconnected from client")