diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/test_framework/authproxy.py b/qa/rpc-tests/test_framework/authproxy.py
index 3bc84bc5c1f19..d095a56ce75e3 100644
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/test_framework/authproxy.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/test_framework/authproxy.py
@@ -126,6 +126,11 @@ def _request(self, method, path, postdata):
                 return self._get_response()
             else:
                 raise
+        except BrokenPipeError:
+            # Python 3.5+ raises this instead of BadStatusLine when the connection was reset
+            self.__conn.close()
+            self.__conn.request(method, path, postdata, headers)
+            return self._get_response()
 
     def __call__(self, *args):
         AuthServiceProxy.__id_count += 1