diff --git a/packages/php-wasm/node/src/test/rotate-php-runtime.spec.ts b/packages/php-wasm/node/src/test/rotate-php-runtime.spec.ts
index 92aab4e8f8..1688fec8e4 100644
--- a/packages/php-wasm/node/src/test/rotate-php-runtime.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/php-wasm/node/src/test/rotate-php-runtime.spec.ts
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ describe('rotatePHPRuntime()', () => {
 		expect(recreateRuntimeSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
 	}, 30_000);
 
-	it('Should recreate the PHP runtime after PHP crash', async () => {
+	it('Should recreate the PHP runtime after a PHP runtime crash', async () => {
 		const recreateRuntimeSpy = vitest.fn(recreateRuntime);
 		const php = new PHP(await recreateRuntimeSpy());
 		rotatePHPRuntime({
@@ -101,10 +101,34 @@ describe('rotatePHPRuntime()', () => {
 		await php.dispatchEvent({
 			type: 'request.error',
 			error: new Error('mock error'),
+			source: 'php-wasm',
 		});
 		expect(recreateRuntimeSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
 	}, 30_000);
 
+	it('Should not recreate the PHP runtime after a PHP fatal', async () => {
+		const recreateRuntimeSpy = vitest.fn(recreateRuntime);
+		const php = new PHP(await recreateRuntimeSpy());
+		rotatePHPRuntime({
+			php,
+			cwd: '/test-root',
+			recreateRuntime: recreateRuntimeSpy,
+			maxRequests: 1234,
+		});
+		// Trigger error with no `source`
+		await php.dispatchEvent({
+			type: 'request.error',
+			error: new Error('mock error'),
+		});
+		// Trigger error with request `source`
+		await php.dispatchEvent({
+			type: 'request.error',
+			error: new Error('mock error'),
+			source: 'request',
+		});
+		expect(recreateRuntimeSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+	}, 30_000);
+
 	it('Should not rotate after the cleanup handler is called, even if there is a PHP runtime error', async () => {
 		const recreateRuntimeSpy = vitest.fn(recreateRuntime);
 		const php = new PHP(await recreateRuntimeSpy());
@@ -124,6 +148,7 @@ describe('rotatePHPRuntime()', () => {
 		php.dispatchEvent({
 			type: 'request.error',
 			error: new Error('mock error'),
+			source: 'php-wasm',
 		});
 
 		expect(recreateRuntimeSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
diff --git a/packages/php-wasm/universal/src/lib/rotate-php-runtime.ts b/packages/php-wasm/universal/src/lib/rotate-php-runtime.ts
index fae1ab2ad8..8f159cbc80 100644
--- a/packages/php-wasm/universal/src/lib/rotate-php-runtime.ts
+++ b/packages/php-wasm/universal/src/lib/rotate-php-runtime.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { PHP } from './php';
+import { PHPEvent } from './universal-php';
 
 export interface RotateOptions {
 	php: PHP;
@@ -57,11 +58,17 @@ export function rotatePHPRuntime({
 		await rotateRuntime();
 	}
 
-	php.addEventListener('request.error', rotateRuntime);
+	async function rotateRuntimeForPhpWasmError(event: PHPEvent) {
+		if (event.type === 'request.error' && event.source === 'php-wasm') {
+			await rotateRuntime();
+		}
+	}
+
+	php.addEventListener('request.error', rotateRuntimeForPhpWasmError);
 	php.addEventListener('request.end', rotateRuntimeAfterMaxRequests);
 
 	return function () {
-		php.removeEventListener('request.error', rotateRuntime);
+		php.removeEventListener('request.error', rotateRuntimeForPhpWasmError);
 		php.removeEventListener('request.end', rotateRuntimeAfterMaxRequests);
 	};
 }