diff --git a/virtualization/univention-virtual-machine-manager-daemon/src/univention/uvmm/unix.py b/virtualization/univention-virtual-machine-manager-daemon/src/univention/uvmm/unix.py
index 7a027517b5..6d18eedb54 100644
--- a/virtualization/univention-virtual-machine-manager-daemon/src/univention/uvmm/unix.py
+++ b/virtualization/univention-virtual-machine-manager-daemon/src/univention/uvmm/unix.py
@@ -202,7 +202,12 @@ def unix(options):
                        rlist, wlist, xlist = select.select(sockets.keys(), [], [], None)
                        for fd in rlist:
                                sockets[fd].handle_request()
-               except (select.error, socket.error) as ex:
+               except select.error as ex:
+                       if ex.args[0] == errno.EINTR:
+                               continue
+                       else:
+                               raise
+               except socket.error as ex:
                        if ex.errno == errno.EINTR:
                                continue
                        else: