diff --git a/src/scripts/linking/rescan-media-role-links.lua b/src/scripts/linking/rescan-media-role-links.lua
index f2747e73..14419c75 100644
--- a/src/scripts/linking/rescan-media-role-links.lua
+++ b/src/scripts/linking/rescan-media-role-links.lua
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ function getSuspendPlaybackFromMetadata (om)
   local metadata = om:lookup {
     type = "metadata",
     Constraint { "metadata.name", "=", "default" },
+    Constraint { "wireplumber.collection", "-" },
   }
   if metadata then
     local value = metadata:find(0, "suspend.playback")
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ AsyncEventHook {
       Constraint { "event.type", "=", "metadata-changed" },
       Constraint { "metadata.name", "=", "default" },
       Constraint { "event.subject.key", "=", "suspend.playback" },
+      Constraint { "wireplumber.collection", "-" },
     }
   },
   steps = {
diff --git a/src/scripts/linking/rescan.lua b/src/scripts/linking/rescan.lua
index db59d6a8..66367c3f 100644
--- a/src/scripts/linking/rescan.lua
+++ b/src/scripts/linking/rescan.lua
@@ -229,11 +229,13 @@ SimpleEventHook {
       Constraint { "metadata.name", "=", "default" },
       Constraint { "event.subject.key", "c", "default.audio.source",
           "default.audio.sink", "default.video.source" },
+      Constraint { "wireplumber.collection", "-" },
     },
     -- on any "filters" metadata changed
     EventInterest {
       Constraint { "event.type", "=", "metadata-changed" },
       Constraint { "metadata.name", "=", "filters" },
+      Constraint { "wireplumber.collection", "-" },
     },
   },
   execute = function (event)
@@ -307,6 +309,7 @@ function handleMoveSetting (enable)
           Constraint { "event.type", "=", "metadata-changed" },
           Constraint { "metadata.name", "=", "default" },
           Constraint { "event.subject.key", "c", "target.object", "target.node" },
+          Constraint { "wireplumber.collection", "-" },
         },
       },
       execute = function (event)