diff --git a/internal/routes/stream.go b/internal/routes/stream.go
index ca1fa6bd..c8289712 100644
--- a/internal/routes/stream.go
+++ b/internal/routes/stream.go
@@ -132,7 +132,9 @@ func getStreamRoute(ctx *gin.Context) {
 		}
 		defer pipe.Close()
 		if _, err := io.CopyN(w, pipe, contentLength); err != nil {
-			log.Error("Error while copying stream", zap.Error(err))
+			if !utils.IsClientDisconnectError(err) {
+				log.Error("Error while copying stream", zap.Error(err))
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/utils/helpers.go b/internal/utils/helpers.go
index d3319bf5..8b177b23 100644
--- a/internal/utils/helpers.go
+++ b/internal/utils/helpers.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"math/rand"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/celestix/gotgproto"
 	"github.com/celestix/gotgproto/ext"
@@ -26,6 +27,22 @@ func Contains[T comparable](s []T, e T) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+// IsClientDisconnectError checks if the error is due to client disconnecting
+// e.g. user seeking in video, stopping playback, or network issues on client side
+func IsClientDisconnectError(err error) bool {
+	if err == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	errStr := err.Error()
+	return strings.Contains(errStr, "connection was aborted") ||
+		strings.Contains(errStr, "connection reset by peer") ||
+		strings.Contains(errStr, "broken pipe") ||
+		strings.Contains(errStr, "forcibly closed")
+}
+
+// telegram helper functions
+// TODO: move these to a separate package if they grow too large
+
 func GetTGMessage(ctx context.Context, client *gotgproto.Client, messageID int) (*tg.Message, error) {
 	inputMessageID := tg.InputMessageClass(&tg.InputMessageID{ID: messageID})
 	channel, err := GetLogChannelPeer(ctx, client.API(), client.PeerStorage)