diff --git a/example/sm_pairing_central.c b/example/sm_pairing_central.c
index bf4b78d0f..b7ae7777f 100644
--- a/example/sm_pairing_central.c
+++ b/example/sm_pairing_central.c
@@ -317,8 +317,8 @@ static void sm_packet_handler(uint8_t packet_type, uint16_t channel, uint8_t *pa
                 case ERROR_CODE_REMOTE_USER_TERMINATED_CONNECTION:
                     printf("Re-encryption failed, disconnected\n");
                     break;
-                case ERROR_CODE_AUTHENTICATION_FAILURE:
-                    printf("Re-encryption failed, authentication failure\n\n");
+                case ERROR_CODE_PIN_OR_KEY_MISSING:
+                    printf("Re-encryption failed, bonding information missing\n\n");
                     printf("Assuming remote lost bonding information\n");
                     printf("Deleting local bonding information and start new pairing...\n");
                     sm_event_reencryption_complete_get_address(packet, addr);
diff --git a/example/sm_pairing_peripheral.c b/example/sm_pairing_peripheral.c
index 4e5a8dd19..d15933ff2 100644
--- a/example/sm_pairing_peripheral.c
+++ b/example/sm_pairing_peripheral.c
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ static void packet_handler (uint8_t packet_type, uint16_t channel, uint8_t *pack
 
     hci_con_handle_t con_handle;
     bd_addr_t addr;
+    bd_addr_type_t addr_type;
     uint8_t status;
 
     switch (hci_event_packet_get_type(packet)) {
@@ -265,8 +266,13 @@ static void packet_handler (uint8_t packet_type, uint16_t channel, uint8_t *pack
                 case ERROR_CODE_REMOTE_USER_TERMINATED_CONNECTION:
                     printf("Re-encryption failed, disconnected\n");
                     break;
-                case ERROR_CODE_AUTHENTICATION_FAILURE:
-                    printf("Re-encryption failed, authentication failure\n");
+                case ERROR_CODE_PIN_OR_KEY_MISSING:
+                    printf("Re-encryption failed, bonding information missing\n\n");
+                    printf("Assuming remote lost bonding information\n");
+                    printf("Deleting local bonding information to allow for new pairing...\n");
+                    sm_event_reencryption_complete_get_address(packet, addr);
+                    addr_type = sm_event_reencryption_started_get_addr_type(packet);
+                    gap_delete_bonding(addr_type, addr);
                     break;
                 default:
                     break;