diff --git a/charger/warp-ws.go b/charger/warp-ws.go
index 8ac51b530..ef8d25807 100644
--- a/charger/warp-ws.go
+++ b/charger/warp-ws.go
@@ -259,7 +259,9 @@ func (w *WarpWS) handleConnection(ctx context.Context, role wsRole, conn *websoc
 				return err
 			}
 
-			if role == wsRoleMain && isPmTopic(event.Topic) {
+			// only drop PM topics on the main WS when a dedicated PM connection exists;
+			// on single-WS setups (WARP3) PM events arrive here and must be processed
+			if role == wsRoleMain && w.pm != w.Connection && isPmTopic(event.Topic) {
 				continue
 			}