diff --git a/packages/connect/e2e/common.setup.ts b/packages/connect/e2e/common.setup.ts
index ef055bb644e..397af5403bf 100644
--- a/packages/connect/e2e/common.setup.ts
+++ b/packages/connect/e2e/common.setup.ts
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ export const initTrezorConnect = async (
         debug: false,
         popup: false,
         pendingTransportEvent: true,
+        transportReconnect: false,
         connectSrc: process.env.TREZOR_CONNECT_SRC, // custom source for karma tests
         ...options,
     });
diff --git a/packages/connect/src/core/__tests__/Core.test.ts b/packages/connect/src/core/__tests__/Core.test.ts
index 68b80aaa1b4..bcd9e4dbcd8 100644
--- a/packages/connect/src/core/__tests__/Core.test.ts
+++ b/packages/connect/src/core/__tests__/Core.test.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@ import { initCoreState } from '../index';
 const { createTestTransport } = global.JestMocks;
 
 const getSettings = (partial: Partial<ConnectSettings> = {}) =>
-    parseConnectSettings({ transports: [createTestTransport()], ...partial });
+    parseConnectSettings({
+        transports: [createTestTransport()],
+        transportReconnect: false,
+        ...partial,
+    });
 
 describe('Core', () => {
     beforeAll(async () => {});
diff --git a/packages/connect/src/data/connectSettings.ts b/packages/connect/src/data/connectSettings.ts
index e4e0b021a89..1886127aa15 100644
--- a/packages/connect/src/data/connectSettings.ts
+++ b/packages/connect/src/data/connectSettings.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ const initialSettings: ConnectSettings = {
     interactionTimeout: 600, // 5 minutes
     sharedLogger: true,
     deeplinkUrl: `${DEFAULT_DOMAIN}deeplink/${DEEPLINK_VERSION}/`,
+    transportReconnect: true,
 };
 
 const parseManifest = (manifest?: Manifest) => {
diff --git a/packages/connect/src/device/__tests__/DeviceList.test.ts b/packages/connect/src/device/__tests__/DeviceList.test.ts
index 9c90023a4d0..9feca0ce57b 100644
--- a/packages/connect/src/device/__tests__/DeviceList.test.ts
+++ b/packages/connect/src/device/__tests__/DeviceList.test.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ describe('DeviceList', () => {
     beforeAll(async () => {
         // todo: I don't get it. If we pass empty messages: {} (see getDeviceListParams), tests behave differently.
         await DataManager.load({
-            ...parseConnectSettings({}),
+            ...parseConnectSettings({
+                transportReconnect: false,
+            }),
         });
 
         // Todo: This is a hack, it should not be here at all. Transport shall return valid device (with valid features)
@@ -42,7 +44,9 @@ describe('DeviceList', () => {
 
     beforeEach(() => {
         list = new DeviceList({
-            ...parseConnectSettings({}),
+            ...parseConnectSettings({
+                transportReconnect: false,
+            }),
             messages: DataManager.getProtobufMessages(),
         });
         eventsSpy = jest.fn();
@@ -99,7 +103,7 @@ describe('DeviceList', () => {
         );
 
         list.setTransports([transport]);
-        list.init({ pendingTransportEvent: true });
+        list.init({ pendingTransportEvent: true, transportReconnect: false });
         // transport-error is not emitted yet because list.init is not awaited
         expect(eventsSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
         await list.pendingConnection();
@@ -117,7 +121,7 @@ describe('DeviceList', () => {
         );
 
         list.setTransports([transport]);
-        list.init({ pendingTransportEvent: true });
+        list.init({ pendingTransportEvent: true, transportReconnect: false });
         // transport-error is not emitted yet because list.init is not awaited
         expect(eventsSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
         await list.pendingConnection();
@@ -131,7 +135,7 @@ describe('DeviceList', () => {
         });
 
         list.setTransports([transport]);
-        list.init({ pendingTransportEvent: true });
+        list.init({ pendingTransportEvent: true, transportReconnect: false });
         await list.pendingConnection();
 
         const events = eventsSpy.mock.calls.map(call => call[0]);
@@ -144,7 +148,7 @@ describe('DeviceList', () => {
         });
 
         list.setTransports([transport]);
-        list.init({ pendingTransportEvent: true });
+        list.init({ pendingTransportEvent: true, transportReconnect: false });
         const transportFirstEvent = list.pendingConnection();
 
         // NOTE: this behavior is wrong, if device creation fails DeviceList shouldn't wait 10 secs.
@@ -174,7 +178,7 @@ describe('DeviceList', () => {
         });
 
         list.setTransports([transport]);
-        list.init({ pendingTransportEvent: true });
+        list.init({ pendingTransportEvent: true, transportReconnect: false });
         await list.pendingConnection();
 
         const events = eventsSpy.mock.calls.map(call => call[0]);
@@ -189,7 +193,7 @@ describe('DeviceList', () => {
         });
 
         list.setTransports([transport]);
-        list.init({ pendingTransportEvent: true });
+        list.init({ pendingTransportEvent: true, transportReconnect: false });
         await list.pendingConnection();
 
         const events = eventsSpy.mock.calls.map(([event, { path }]) => [event, path]);
@@ -221,7 +225,7 @@ describe('DeviceList', () => {
         // NOTE: this behavior is wrong
         jest.useFakeTimers();
         list.setTransports([transport]);
-        list.init({ pendingTransportEvent: true });
+        list.init({ pendingTransportEvent: true, transportReconnect: false });
         const transportFirstEvent = list.pendingConnection();
         await jest.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(6 * 1000); // TODO: this is wrong
         await transportFirstEvent;
@@ -267,7 +271,7 @@ describe('DeviceList', () => {
         });
 
         list.setTransports([transport]);
-        list.init({ pendingTransportEvent: true });
+        list.init({ pendingTransportEvent: true, transportReconnect: false });
         await list.pendingConnection();
 
         // emit TRANSPORT.CHANGE 3 times