diff --git a/lib/api/web-element/scoped-element.js b/lib/api/web-element/scoped-element.js
index 8dffc0b8f..91a17d894 100644
--- a/lib/api/web-element/scoped-element.js
+++ b/lib/api/web-element/scoped-element.js
@@ -180,7 +180,10 @@ class ScopedWebElement {
 
         return await this.findElement({parentElement, selector: condition, index, timeout, retryInterval});
       } catch (error) {
-        if (this.suppressNotFoundErrors) {
+        if (
+          this.suppressNotFoundErrors &&
+          error.name === 'NoSuchElementError'
+        ) {
           return null;
         }