diff --git a/src/evt_core.c b/src/evt_core.c
index 92222f4..3460731 100644
--- a/src/evt_core.c
+++ b/src/evt_core.c
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ void evt_core_loop(struct evt_core_ctx* ctx) {
     timing_fx_start(&tfx_loop);
     if (num_fd == -1) {
       perror("Failed to epoll_wait");
-      exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+      continue;
     }
 
     for (n = 0 ; n < num_fd; n++) {