diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Log.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Log.java
index 2ee7fe3a21..bd7a03e4e1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Log.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Log.java
@@ -1574,7 +1574,8 @@ public class Log {
             if (ex instanceof ConnectionException)
                 return null;
 
-            if (ex instanceof MailConnectException &&
+            if (BuildConfig.PLAY_STORE_RELEASE &&
+                    ex instanceof MailConnectException &&
                     ex.getCause() instanceof SocketTimeoutException)
                 return null;