diff --git a/src/libpoketube/libpoketube-core.js b/src/libpoketube/libpoketube-core.js
index 265f340e..3f901755 100644
--- a/src/libpoketube/libpoketube-core.js
+++ b/src/libpoketube/libpoketube-core.js
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class InnerTubePokeVidious {
        */
       const response = await fetch(url, { headers });
 
-      while (response.status === 500) {
+      if (response.status === 500) {
         // If status is 500, fetch again
         return fetchData(url, headers);
       }