diff --git a/host/src/connection_manager.rs b/host/src/connection_manager.rs
index 347e272..c3f6086 100644
--- a/host/src/connection_manager.rs
+++ b/host/src/connection_manager.rs
@@ -139,17 +139,14 @@ impl<'d> ConnectionManager<'d> {
         None
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn is_handle_disconnected(&self, h: ConnHandle) -> bool {
+    pub(crate) fn is_handle_connected(&self, h: ConnHandle) -> bool {
         let mut state = self.state.borrow_mut();
         for storage in state.connections.iter_mut() {
             match (storage.handle, &storage.state) {
-                (Some(handle), ConnectionState::DisconnectRequest(_)) if handle == h => {
-                    return true;
-                }
-                (Some(handle), ConnectionState::Disconnecting(_)) if handle == h => {
+                (Some(handle), ConnectionState::Connected) if handle == h => {
                     return true;
                 }
-                (Some(handle), ConnectionState::Disconnected) if handle == h => {
+                (Some(handle), ConnectionState::Connecting) if handle == h => {
                     return true;
                 }
                 _ => {}
@@ -790,4 +787,31 @@ mod tests {
 
         assert!(mgr.poll_disconnecting(None).is_pending());
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn nonexisting_handle_is_disconnected() {
+        let mut storage = [ConnectionStorage::DISCONNECTED; 3];
+        let mgr = ConnectionManager::new(&mut storage[..]);
+
+        assert!(!mgr.is_handle_connected(ConnHandle::new(5)));
+
+        unwrap!(mgr.connect(
+            ConnHandle::new(3),
+            AddrKind::RANDOM,
+            BdAddr::new(ADDR_1),
+            LeConnRole::Peripheral
+        ));
+
+        assert!(mgr.is_handle_connected(ConnHandle::new(3)));
+
+        let Poll::Ready(handle) = mgr.poll_accept(LeConnRole::Peripheral, &[], None) else {
+            panic!("expected connection to be accepted");
+        };
+
+        assert!(mgr.is_handle_connected(ConnHandle::new(3)));
+
+        handle.disconnect();
+
+        assert!(!mgr.is_handle_connected(ConnHandle::new(3)));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/host/src/host.rs b/host/src/host.rs
index 427777d..43eca22 100644
--- a/host/src/host.rs
+++ b/host/src/host.rs
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ where
     }
 
     fn handle_acl(&self, acl: AclPacket<'_>) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        if self.connections.is_handle_disconnected(acl.handle()) {
+        if !self.connections.is_handle_connected(acl.handle()) {
             return Err(Error::Disconnected);
         }
         let (header, mut packet) = match acl.boundary_flag() {