diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/manager.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/manager.c
index a58eb6f7b..f94b334ac 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/manager.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/manager.c
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ static void on_core_error(void *data, uint32_t id, int seq, int res, const char
 {
 	struct manager *m = data;
 
-	if (id == PW_ID_CORE) {
+	if (id == PW_ID_CORE && res == -EPIPE) {
 		pw_log_debug("connection error: %d, %s", res, message);
 		manager_emit_disconnect(m);
 	}