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diff --git a/signal.c b/signal.c
index 0490a3a1..9168e918 100644
--- a/signal.c
+++ b/signal.c
@@ -57,8 +57,15 @@ err_out:
  */
 static void generic_signal_handler(int s)
 {
-	write(signal_pipe[1], &s, sizeof(int));
-	//fprintf(stderr, "got sig %i, write returned %d\n", s, ret);
+	ssize_t ret = write(signal_pipe[1], &s, sizeof(int));
+
+	if (ret == sizeof(int))
+		return;
+	if (ret < 0)
+		PARA_EMERG_LOG("%s\n", strerror(errno));
+	else
+		PARA_EMERG_LOG("short write to signal pipe\n");
+	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -73,7 +80,7 @@ static void generic_signal_handler(int s)
  * one otherwise. If and only if the function returns one, the content of \a
  * pid is meaningful.
  *
- * \sa waitpid(2)
+ * \sa waitpid(2).
  */
 int para_reap_child(pid_t *pid)
 {
@@ -110,12 +117,15 @@ void para_reap_children(void)
 }
 
 /**
- * wrapper around signal(2)
- * \param sig the number of the signal to catch
+ * Wrapper around signal(2).
+ *
+ * \param sig The number of the signal to catch.
  *
  * This installs the generic signal handler for the given signal.
+ *
  * \return This function returns 1 on success and \p -E_SIGNAL_SIG_ERR on errors.
- * \sa signal(2)
+ *
+ * \sa signal(2).
  */
 int para_install_sighandler(int sig)
 {
@@ -152,7 +162,7 @@ int para_next_signal(void)
 }
 
 /**
- * Close the signal pipe.
+ * Close the write end of the signal pipe.
  */
 void para_signal_shutdown(void)
 {