diff --git a/src/libsync/abstractnetworkjob.cpp b/src/libsync/abstractnetworkjob.cpp
index a8a18c5e88..3e9bc7fdf6 100644
--- a/src/libsync/abstractnetworkjob.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/abstractnetworkjob.cpp
@@ -125,8 +125,18 @@ QNetworkReply *AbstractNetworkJob::addTimer(QNetworkReply *reply)
     return reply;
 }
 
+bool AbstractNetworkJob::retryAble() const
+{
+    return _retryAble;
+}
+
+void AbstractNetworkJob::setRetryAble(bool retryAble)
+{
+    _retryAble = retryAble;
+}
+
 QNetworkReply *AbstractNetworkJob::sendRequest(const QByteArray &verb, const QUrl &url,
-    QNetworkRequest req, QIODevice *requestBody)
+QNetworkRequest req, QIODevice *requestBody)
 {
     auto reply = _account->sendRawRequest(verb, url, req, requestBody);
     _requestBody = requestBody;
@@ -196,7 +206,7 @@ void AbstractNetworkJob::slotFinished()
 
     if (_reply->error() != QNetworkReply::NoError) {
 
-        if (_account->credentials()->retryIfNeeded(this))
+        if (retryAble() && _account->credentials()->retryIfNeeded(this))
             return;
 
         if (!_ignoreCredentialFailure || _reply->error() != QNetworkReply::AuthenticationRequiredError) {
diff --git a/src/libsync/abstractnetworkjob.h b/src/libsync/abstractnetworkjob.h
index 560bb21f6c..a5bfc9aa41 100644
--- a/src/libsync/abstractnetworkjob.h
+++ b/src/libsync/abstractnetworkjob.h
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ public:
      */
     static int httpTimeout;
 
+    /** whether or noth this job can be retried */
+    bool retryAble() const;
+    void setRetryAble(bool retryAble);
+
 public slots:
     void setTimeout(qint64 msec);
     void resetTimeout();
@@ -202,6 +206,8 @@ private:
     //
     // Reparented to the currently running QNetworkReply.
     QPointer<QIODevice> _requestBody;
+
+    bool _retryAble = true;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/libsync/creds/oauth.cpp b/src/libsync/creds/oauth.cpp
index 13ce21ae65..aa825ca10d 100644
--- a/src/libsync/creds/oauth.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/creds/oauth.cpp
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ SimpleNetworkJob *OAuth::postTokenRequest(const QList<QPair<QString, QString>> &
 
     auto job = _account->sendRequest("POST", requestTokenUrl, req, requestBody);
     job->setTimeout(qMin(30 * 1000ll, job->timeoutMsec()));
+    job->setRetryAble(false);
     return job;
 }