diff --git a/tap.c b/tap.c
index c0b7f33..e323529 100644
--- a/tap.c
+++ b/tap.c
@@ -320,12 +320,23 @@ static size_t tap_send_frames_pasta(struct ctx *c,
 	size_t i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
-		if (write(c->fd_tap, (char *)iov[i].iov_base,
-			  iov[i].iov_len) < 0) {
+		if (write(c->fd_tap, iov[i].iov_base, iov[i].iov_len) < 0) {
 			debug("tap write: %s", strerror(errno));
-			if (errno != EAGAIN && errno != EWOULDBLOCK)
-				tap_handler(c, c->fd_tap, EPOLLERR, NULL);
-			i--;
+
+			switch (errno) {
+			case EAGAIN:
+#if EAGAIN != EWOULDBLOCK
+			case EWOULDBLOCK:
+#endif
+			case EINTR:
+				i--;
+				break;
+			case ENOBUFS:
+			case ENOSPC:
+				break;
+			default:
+				die("Write error on tap device, exiting");
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1237,6 +1248,9 @@ void tap_handler(struct ctx *c, int fd, uint32_t events,
 			exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 		}
 
+		if (c->mode == MODE_PASTA)
+			die("Error on tap device, exiting");
+
 		tap_sock_init(c);
 	}
 }