diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java
index 2f7e7bb370..8a155d7ab8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ class Core {
                 }
             }
 
-            if (ops.size() > 0)
+            if (ops.size() > 0 && state.isRunning() && state.isRecoverable())
                 Log.e("Operations failed=" + ops.size());
 
         } finally {