diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index 632928cc..9f55b05d 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 jc changelog
 
+20200409 v1.10.3
+- Fix break on pipe error
+
 20200409 v1.10.2
 - Change colors to ansi and match jello colors
 
diff --git a/jc/cli.py b/jc/cli.py
index 6eb31925..a031aadf 100644
--- a/jc/cli.py
+++ b/jc/cli.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import jc.utils
 
 
 class info():
-    version = '1.10.2'
+    version = '1.10.3'
     description = 'jc cli output JSON conversion tool'
     author = 'Kelly Brazil'
     author_email = 'kellyjonbrazil@gmail.com'
@@ -289,6 +289,12 @@ def main():
     # break on ctrl-c keyboard interrupt
     signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, ctrlc)
 
+    # break on pipe error. need try/except for windows compatibility
+    try:
+        signal.signal(signal.SIGPIPE, signal.SIG_DFL)
+    except AttributeError:
+        pass
+
     # try magic syntax first: e.g. jc -p ls -al
     magic()
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 92de31c2..b63691f9 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ with open('README.md', 'r') as f:
 
 setuptools.setup(
     name='jc',
-    version='1.10.2',
+    version='1.10.3',
     author='Kelly Brazil',
     author_email='kellyjonbrazil@gmail.com',
     description='This tool serializes the output of popular command line tools and filetypes to structured JSON output.',