diff --git a/python/src/deltachat/events.py b/python/src/deltachat/events.py
index 6db3de61e..975d4e451 100644
--- a/python/src/deltachat/events.py
+++ b/python/src/deltachat/events.py
@@ -247,17 +247,18 @@ class EventThread(threading.Thread):
     def run(self) -> None:
         """get and run events until shutdown."""
         with self.log_execution("EVENT THREAD"):
-            self._inner_run()
+            event_emitter = ffi.gc(
+                lib.dc_get_event_emitter(self.account._dc_context),
+                lib.dc_event_emitter_unref,
+            )
+            while not self._marked_for_shutdown:
+                with self.swallow_and_log_exception("Unexpected error in event thread"):
+                    event = lib.dc_get_next_event(event_emitter)
+                    if event == ffi.NULL or self._marked_for_shutdown:
+                        break
+                    self._process_event(event)
 
-    def _inner_run(self):
-        event_emitter = ffi.gc(
-            lib.dc_get_event_emitter(self.account._dc_context),
-            lib.dc_event_emitter_unref,
-        )
-        while not self._marked_for_shutdown:
-            event = lib.dc_get_next_event(event_emitter)
-            if event == ffi.NULL or self._marked_for_shutdown:
-                break
+    def _process_event(self, event) -> None:
             evt = lib.dc_event_get_id(event)
             data1 = lib.dc_event_get_data1_int(event)
             # the following code relates to the deltachat/_build.py's helper