diff --git a/core/src/main/cfml/context/admin/ext.functions.cfm b/core/src/main/cfml/context/admin/ext.functions.cfm
index b3467f8e32..9e976c1b22 100644
--- a/core/src/main/cfml/context/admin/ext.functions.cfm
+++ b/core/src/main/cfml/context/admin/ext.functions.cfm
@@ -526,8 +526,13 @@
 				}
 			}
 			catch(e) {
-				// call it in background
-				getProviderInfoAsync(arguments.provider);
+				writeLog("Provider calls to #arguments.provider# failed with #e.message# #e.stacktrace#" , "error");
+				if(!structKeyExists(request, "providerRetryCount") || !structKeyExists(request.providerRetryCount, arguments.provider)) request.providerRetryCount[arguments.provider] = 0;
+
+				request.providerRetryCount[arguments.provider]++;
+
+				// call it in the background once per the provider
+				if(request.providerRetryCount[arguments.provider] <= 1) getProviderInfoAsync(arguments.provider);
 			}
 
 			if(isNull(http.status_code)){