diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java
index fc93edf425..c8d5bf5cd9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java
@@ -5976,8 +5976,9 @@ class Core {
                     if (thread.isAlive() &&
                             state != Thread.State.NEW &&
                             state != Thread.State.TERMINATED) {
-                        Log.e("Join " + name + " failed" +
-                                " state=" + state + " interrupted=" + interrupted);
+                        if (interrupted)
+                            Log.e("Join " + name + " failed" +
+                                    " state=" + state + " interrupted=" + interrupted);
                         if (interrupted)
                             joined = true; // giving up
                         else {