diff --git a/src/gui/accountstate.cpp b/src/gui/accountstate.cpp
index 7d44691d0c143..36cfce37ad561 100644
--- a/src/gui/accountstate.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/accountstate.cpp
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ void AccountState::setState(State state)
 
         if (_state == SignedOut) {
             _connectionStatus = ConnectionValidator::Undefined;
-            _connectionErrors.clear();
         } else if (oldState == SignedOut && _state == Disconnected) {
             // If we stop being voluntarily signed-out, try to connect and
             // auth right now!
@@ -297,8 +296,9 @@ void AccountState::checkConnectivity()
         return;
     }
 
-    auto *conValidator = new ConnectionValidator(AccountStatePtr(this));
+    auto *conValidator = new ConnectionValidator(AccountStatePtr(this), _connectionErrors);
     _connectionValidator = conValidator;
+    _connectionErrors.clear();
     connect(conValidator, &ConnectionValidator::connectionResult,
         this, &AccountState::slotConnectionValidatorResult);
     if (isConnected()) {
diff --git a/src/gui/connectionvalidator.cpp b/src/gui/connectionvalidator.cpp
index 0be46b9f9160d..e39d523a48bd0 100644
--- a/src/gui/connectionvalidator.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/connectionvalidator.cpp
@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@ Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(lcConnectionValidator, "nextcloud.sync.connectionvalidator",
 // This makes sure we get tried often enough without "ConnectionValidator already running"
 static qint64 timeoutToUseMsec = qMax(1000, ConnectionValidator::DefaultCallingIntervalMsec - 5 * 1000);
 
-ConnectionValidator::ConnectionValidator(AccountStatePtr accountState, QObject *parent)
+ConnectionValidator::ConnectionValidator(AccountStatePtr accountState, const QStringList &previousErrors, QObject *parent)
     : QObject(parent)
+    , _previousErrors(previousErrors)
     , _accountState(accountState)
     , _account(accountState->account())
 {
@@ -331,7 +332,7 @@ void ConnectionValidator::reportResult(Status status)
     emit connectionResult(status, _errors);
 
     // notify user of errors
-    if (!_errors.isEmpty()) {
+    if (!_errors.isEmpty() && _previousErrors != _errors) {
        showSystrayErrorMessage();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/gui/connectionvalidator.h b/src/gui/connectionvalidator.h
index 22f8ce686e1b1..4b7193b0c8004 100644
--- a/src/gui/connectionvalidator.h
+++ b/src/gui/connectionvalidator.h
@@ -79,7 +79,9 @@ class ConnectionValidator : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
-    explicit ConnectionValidator(AccountStatePtr accountState, QObject *parent = nullptr);
+    explicit ConnectionValidator(AccountStatePtr accountState,
+                                 const QStringList &previousErrors,
+                                 QObject *parent = nullptr);
 
     enum Status {
         Undefined,
@@ -142,6 +144,7 @@ protected slots:
      */
     bool setAndCheckServerVersion(const QString &version);
 
+    const QStringList _previousErrors;
     QStringList _errors;
     AccountStatePtr _accountState;
     AccountPtr _account;