diff --git a/pkg/rtc/participant.go b/pkg/rtc/participant.go
index 3d8e0e232..081dc7e72 100644
--- a/pkg/rtc/participant.go
+++ b/pkg/rtc/participant.go
@@ -1962,7 +1962,9 @@ func (p *ParticipantImpl) onSubscriptionError(trackID livekit.TrackID) {
 }
 
 func (p *ParticipantImpl) onAnyTransportNegotiationFailed() {
-	p.params.Logger.Infow("negotiation failed, starting full reconnect")
+	if p.TransportManager.SinceLastSignal() < negotiationFailedTimeout {
+		p.params.Logger.Infow("negotiation failed, starting full reconnect")
+	}
 	p.IssueFullReconnect(types.ParticipantCloseReasonNegotiateFailed)
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/rtc/transportmanager.go b/pkg/rtc/transportmanager.go
index 9be12f962..44d3cdd83 100644
--- a/pkg/rtc/transportmanager.go
+++ b/pkg/rtc/transportmanager.go
@@ -717,3 +717,9 @@ func (t *TransportManager) UpdateLastSeenSignal() {
 	t.lastSignalAt = time.Now()
 	t.lock.Unlock()
 }
+
+func (t *TransportManager) SinceLastSignal() time.Duration {
+	t.lock.RLock()
+	defer t.lock.RUnlock()
+	return time.Since(t.lastSignalAt)
+}