diff --git a/scheme/console.scm b/scheme/console.scm
index c80dc19..fa64974 100644
--- a/scheme/console.scm
+++ b/scheme/console.scm
@@ -20,16 +20,29 @@
      pty-in pty-out pause-channel resume-channel
      window terminal-buffer)))
 
+(define (eio? condition)
+  (and (eq? (car condition) 'exception)
+       (eq? (list-ref condition 2) 'os-error)
+       (= (list-ref condition 3) errno/io)))
+
+(define (read-char-pty pty)
+  (with-fatal-error-handler
+   (lambda (condition more)
+     (if (eio? condition)
+         (eof-object)
+         (more)))
+   (read-char pty)))
+
 (define (make-channel-for-pty-out pty)
   (let ((channel (make-channel)))
     (spawn
      (lambda ()
        (debug-message "make-channel-for-pty-out " pty)
-       (let lp ((c (read-char pty)))
+       (let lp ((c (read-char-pty pty)))
 	 (if (not (eof-object? c))
 	     (begin
 	       (send channel c)
-	       (lp (read-char pty)))))))
+	       (lp (read-char-pty pty)))))))
     channel))
 
 (define (spawn-console-loop