diff --git a/audio/internal/cbackend/player.go b/audio/internal/cbackend/player.go
index edf64e423..39f83582c 100644
--- a/audio/internal/cbackend/player.go
+++ b/audio/internal/cbackend/player.go
@@ -395,6 +395,8 @@ func (p *playerImpl) readSourceToBuffer() {
 }
 
 func (p *playerImpl) setErrorImpl(err error) {
-	p.err.Store(err)
+	if p.err.Load() == nil {
+		p.err.Store(err)
+	}
 	p.closeImpl()
 }
diff --git a/internal/ui/context.go b/internal/ui/context.go
index d22c4ec00..7e5909aea 100644
--- a/internal/ui/context.go
+++ b/internal/ui/context.go
@@ -185,6 +185,9 @@ func (g *globalState) err() error {
 }
 
 func (g *globalState) setError(err error) {
+	if g.err_.Load() != nil {
+		return
+	}
 	g.err_.Store(err)
 }