diff --git a/src/matrix/Sync.js b/src/matrix/Sync.js
index 4da24ba6..5587d2b0 100644
--- a/src/matrix/Sync.js
+++ b/src/matrix/Sync.js
@@ -100,11 +100,13 @@ export class Sync {
                     this._status.set(SyncStatus.Stopped);
                 }
             }
-            try {
-                await this._session.afterSyncCompleted();
-            } catch (err) {
-                console.err("error during after sync completed, continuing to sync.",  err.stack);
-                // swallowing error here apart from logging
+            if (!this._error) {
+                try {
+                    await this._session.afterSyncCompleted();
+                } catch (err) {
+                    console.err("error during after sync completed, continuing to sync.",  err.stack);
+                    // swallowing error here apart from logging
+                }
             }
         }
     }