Kourkouas himself appears to have soon returned to imperial favour: Constantine provided the money for the repair of Kourkouas's palace after it was damaged by an earthquake, and in early 946, he is recorded as having been sent with the magistros Kosmas to negotiate a prisoner exchange with the Arabs of Tarsus.
Kourkouas sendiri tampaknya segera kembali ke bantuan kekaisaran: Konstantinus menyediakan uang untuk perbaikan istana Kourkouas setelah rusak karena gempa bumi, dan pada awal 946, ia dicatat telah dikirim bersama magistros Kosmas untuk menegosiasikan pertukaran tahanan dengan orang-orang Arab dari Tarsus.