diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/API/APIAccess.cs b/osu.Game/Online/API/APIAccess.cs
index 7786bb55ac..cfbcf0326a 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/API/APIAccess.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/API/APIAccess.cs
@@ -268,8 +268,12 @@ private bool handleWebException(WebException we)
                         //we might try again at an api level.
                         return false;
 
-                    State = APIState.Failing;
-                    flushQueue();
+                    if (State == APIState.Online)
+                    {
+                        State = APIState.Failing;
+                        flushQueue();
+                    }
+
                     return true;
             }