diff --git a/libmapper/app.c b/libmapper/app.c
index 534ea7e..45173bb 100644
--- a/libmapper/app.c
+++ b/libmapper/app.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
         {
             fprintf(stderr, "Event loop exited: %s\n", strerror(-r));
 
-            if (-r == ETIMEDOUT)
+            if (-r == ETIMEDOUT || -r == EHOSTUNREACH)
             {
                 if (attempts <= max_attempts)
                 {