diff --git a/aqt/sync.py b/aqt/sync.py
index 84ba7ce9f..fcadf86f7 100644
--- a/aqt/sync.py
+++ b/aqt/sync.py
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ AnkiWeb is too busy at the moment. Please try again in a few minutes.""")
         elif "10061" in err or "10013" in err or "10053" in err:
             return _(
                 "Antivirus or firewall software is preventing Anki from connecting to the internet.")
-        elif "10054" in err:
+        elif "10054" in err or "Broken pipe" in err:
             return _("Connection timed out. Either your internet connection is experiencing problems, or you have a very large file in your media folder.")
         elif "Unable to find the server" in err:
             return _(