diff --git a/packages/components/src/redux/reducers/subscriptions.ts b/packages/components/src/redux/reducers/subscriptions.ts
index 1466d838..81cf4257 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/redux/reducers/subscriptions.ts
+++ b/packages/components/src/redux/reducers/subscriptions.ts
@@ -190,8 +190,9 @@ export const subscriptionsReducer: Reducer<State> = (
         if (!subscription) return
 
         subscription.data = subscription.data || {}
-        subscription.data.loadState = 'error'
         subscription.data.errorMessage = action.error && action.error.message
+        subscription.data.lastFetchedAt = new Date().toISOString()
+        subscription.data.loadState = 'error'
 
         // draft.updatedAt = new Date().toISOString()
       })
diff --git a/packages/components/src/redux/sagas/subscriptions.ts b/packages/components/src/redux/sagas/subscriptions.ts
index c2a0ee56..6a3085b3 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/redux/sagas/subscriptions.ts
+++ b/packages/components/src/redux/sagas/subscriptions.ts
@@ -76,6 +76,26 @@ function* init() {
       subscriptionsToFetch.map(function*(subscription) {
         if (!subscription) return
 
+        const fiveMinutes = 1000 * 60 * 5
+        const timeDiff = subscription.data.lastFetchedAt
+          ? Date.now() - new Date(subscription.data.lastFetchedAt).valueOf()
+          : undefined
+
+        if (
+          subscription &&
+          subscription.data &&
+          subscription.data.loadState === 'error' &&
+          (!timeDiff || timeDiff < fiveMinutes)
+        ) {
+          if (__DEV__) {
+            // tslint:disable-next-line no-console
+            console.debug(
+              'Ignoring subscription re-fetch due to recent fetch error.',
+            )
+          }
+          return
+        }
+
         return yield put(
           actions.fetchSubscriptionRequest({
             subscriptionId: subscription.id,