diff --git a/react/src/__tests__/pages/AntMedia.test.js b/react/src/__tests__/pages/AntMedia.test.js
index 66480ef4..c6012406 100644
--- a/react/src/__tests__/pages/AntMedia.test.js
+++ b/react/src/__tests__/pages/AntMedia.test.js
@@ -2275,6 +2275,37 @@ describe('AntMedia Component', () => {
     consoleSpy.mockRestore();
   });
 
+  it('streamIdInUseCounter is not incremented due to reconnection is true', async () => {
+    const consoleSpy = jest.spyOn(console, 'log').mockImplementation();
+
+    const {container} = render(
+        <ThemeProvider theme={theme(ThemeList.Green)}>
+          <AntMedia isTest={true}>
+            <MockChild/>
+          </AntMedia>
+        </ThemeProvider>);
+
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(webRTCAdaptorConstructor).not.toBe(undefined);
+    });
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      webRTCAdaptorConstructor.callback("reconnection_attempt_for_player");
+    });
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      webRTCAdaptorConstructor.callbackError("streamIdInUse", "Stream ID is in use");
+      webRTCAdaptorConstructor.callbackError("streamIdInUse", "Stream ID is in use");
+      webRTCAdaptorConstructor.callbackError("streamIdInUse", "Stream ID is in use");
+      webRTCAdaptorConstructor.callbackError("streamIdInUse", "Stream ID is in use");
+    });
+
+    expect(consoleSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith("This stream id is already in use. You may be logged in on another device.");
+
+    consoleSpy.mockRestore();
+  });
+
   it('updates allParticipants and participantUpdated when subtrackList is provided', async () => {
     const { container } = render(
         <ThemeProvider theme={theme(ThemeList.Green)}>
diff --git a/react/src/pages/AntMedia.js b/react/src/pages/AntMedia.js
index 6491cdf5..ed5da128 100644
--- a/react/src/pages/AntMedia.js
+++ b/react/src/pages/AntMedia.js
@@ -1797,13 +1797,16 @@ function AntMedia(props) {
         } else if (error.indexOf("no_stream_exist") !== -1) {
             setIsNoSreamExist(true);
         } else if (error.indexOf("streamIdInUse") !== -1) {
-            streamIdInUseCounter++;
-            if (streamIdInUseCounter > 3) {
-                console.log("This stream id is already in use. You may be logged in on another device.");
-                setLeaveRoomWithError("Streaming is already active with your username. Please check that you're not using it in another browser tab.");
-                setLeftTheRoom(true);
-                setIsJoining(false);
-                setIsReconnectionInProgress(false);
+            // if the stream id is in use when reconnection, don't display the error
+            if (!reconnecting) {
+                streamIdInUseCounter++;
+                if (streamIdInUseCounter > 3) {
+                    console.log("This stream id is already in use. You may be logged in on another device.");
+                    setLeaveRoomWithError("Streaming is already active with your username. Please check that you're not using it in another browser tab.");
+                    setLeftTheRoom(true);
+                    setIsJoining(false);
+                    setIsReconnectionInProgress(false);
+                }
             }
         } else if (error.indexOf("data_channel_error") !== -1) {
             errorMessage = "There was a error during data channel communication";