diff --git a/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/compilerRunner/JpsKotlinCompilerRunner.kt b/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/compilerRunner/JpsKotlinCompilerRunner.kt
index 1984d68caba..a049f3c31b7 100644
--- a/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/compilerRunner/JpsKotlinCompilerRunner.kt
+++ b/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/compilerRunner/JpsKotlinCompilerRunner.kt
@@ -147,7 +147,8 @@ class JpsKotlinCompilerRunner : KotlinCompilerRunner<JpsCompilerEnvironment>() {
         val verbose = compilerArgs.verbose
         val options = CompilationOptions(compilerMode, targetPlatform, reportCategories(verbose), reportSeverity(verbose), requestedCompilationResults = emptyArray())
         val res = daemon.compile(sessionId, withAdditionalCompilerArgs(compilerArgs), options, JpsCompilerServicesFacadeImpl(environment), null)
-        return exitCodeFromProcessExitCode(res.get())
+        // TODO: consider implementing connection retry, instead of fallback here
+        return res.takeUnless { it is CompileService.CallResult.Dying }?.let { exitCodeFromProcessExitCode(it.get()) }
     }
 
     private fun withAdditionalCompilerArgs(compilerArgs: CommonCompilerArguments): Array<String> {