diff --git a/packages/rpc-provider/src/ws/index.ts b/packages/rpc-provider/src/ws/index.ts
index 70a4cd8e20..21b982dda2 100644
--- a/packages/rpc-provider/src/ws/index.ts
+++ b/packages/rpc-provider/src/ws/index.ts
@@ -331,9 +331,10 @@ export default class WsProvider implements WSProviderInterface {
     Object.keys(subscriptions).forEach(async (id) => {
       const { callback, method, params, type } = subscriptions[id];
 
-      // only re-create methods with '<section>_subscribe`, i.e. submissions such
-      // as 'author_submitAndWatchExtrinsic' are not included
-      if (method.indexOf('_subscribe') === -1) {
+      // only re-create subscriptions which are not in author (only area where
+      // transactions are created, i.e. submissions such as 'author_submitAndWatchExtrinsic'
+      // are not included (and will not be re-broadcast)
+      if (type.startsWith('author_')) {
         return;
       }