diff --git a/src/socketio/base_server.py b/src/socketio/base_server.py
index c3b8591..d5a353b 100644
--- a/src/socketio/base_server.py
+++ b/src/socketio/base_server.py
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ class BaseServer:
                     '*' in self.handlers[namespace]:
                 handler = self.handlers[namespace]['*']
                 args = (event, *args)
-        elif '*' in self.handlers:
+        if handler is None and '*' in self.handlers:
             if event in self.handlers['*']:
                 handler = self.handlers['*'][event]
                 args = (namespace, *args)
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ class BaseServer:
         handler = None
         if namespace in self.namespace_handlers:
             handler = self.namespace_handlers[namespace]
-        elif '*' in self.namespace_handlers:
+        if handler is None and '*' in self.namespace_handlers:
             handler = self.namespace_handlers['*']
             args = (namespace, *args)
         return handler, args