diff --git a/server/index.js b/server/index.js
index 9b5582a6a..4e7e67780 100644
--- a/server/index.js
+++ b/server/index.js
@@ -88,7 +88,14 @@ if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') {
     bugsnag.register(process.env.BUGSNAG_KEY, {
       filters: ['authorization'],
     });
-    app.on('error', bugsnag.koaHandler);
+    app.on('error', error => {
+      // we don't need to report every time a request stops to the bug tracker
+      if (error.code === 'EPIPE' || error.code === 'ECONNRESET') {
+        logger.warn('Connection error', { error });
+      } else {
+        bugsnag.koaHandler(error);
+      }
+    });
   }
 }