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diff --git a/grc/core/utils/extract_docs.py b/grc/core/utils/extract_docs.py
index 39cb6ec096..306940dcfd 100644
--- a/grc/core/utils/extract_docs.py
+++ b/grc/core/utils/extract_docs.py
@@ -199,7 +199,10 @@ class SubprocessLoader(object):
raise ValueError('Got wrong auth code')
return cmd, args
except ValueError:
- continue # ignore invalid output from worker
+ if self._worker.poll():
+ raise IOError("Worker died")
+ else:
+ continue # ignore invalid output from worker
else:
raise IOError("Can't read worker response")