diff --git a/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/BaseMainActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/BaseMainActivity.java
index f99cea43..b97b26cf 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/BaseMainActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/BaseMainActivity.java
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ public abstract class BaseMainActivity extends BaseActivity implements NetworkSt
     public static List<Filter> mainFilters;
     public static List<app.fedilab.android.mastodon.client.entities.api.Account> filteredAccounts;
     public static boolean filterFetched;
+    public static int filterFetchedRetry = 0;
     public static boolean show_boosts, show_replies, show_dms, show_art_nsfw, show_self_boosts, show_self_replies, show_my_messages;
     public static String regex_home, regex_local, regex_public;
     public static iconLauncher mLauncher = iconLauncher.BUBBLES;
@@ -1358,6 +1359,7 @@ public abstract class BaseMainActivity extends BaseActivity implements NetworkSt
         filteredAccounts = new ArrayList<>();
 
         filterFetched = false;
+        filterFetchedRetry = 0;
         networkStateReceiver = new NetworkStateReceiver();
         networkStateReceiver.addListener(this);
         registerReceiver(networkStateReceiver, new IntentFilter(android.net.ConnectivityManager.CONNECTIVITY_ACTION));
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/mastodon/helper/TimelineHelper.java b/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/mastodon/helper/TimelineHelper.java
index 119718d7..16803bba 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/mastodon/helper/TimelineHelper.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/mastodon/helper/TimelineHelper.java
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public class TimelineHelper {
      */
     public static List<Status> filterStatus(Context context, List<Status> statuses, Timeline.TimeLineEnum filterTimeLineType) {
         //A security to make sure filters have been fetched before displaying messages
-        if (!BaseMainActivity.filterFetched) {
+        if (!BaseMainActivity.filterFetched && BaseMainActivity.filterFetchedRetry < 3) {
             MastodonFiltersService mastodonFiltersService = initv2(context);
             List<Filter> filterList;
             Call<List<Filter>> getFiltersCall = mastodonFiltersService.getFilters(BaseMainActivity.currentToken);
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ public class TimelineHelper {
                     e.printStackTrace();
                 }
             }
+            BaseMainActivity.filterFetchedRetry++;
         }
 
         //If there are filters:
@@ -222,7 +223,7 @@ public class TimelineHelper {
     public static List<Notification> filterNotification(Context context, List<Notification> notifications) {
         //A security to make sure filters have been fetched before displaying messages
         List<Notification> notificationToRemove = new ArrayList<>();
-        if (!BaseMainActivity.filterFetched) {
+        if (!BaseMainActivity.filterFetched && BaseMainActivity.filterFetchedRetry < 3) {
             try {
                 FiltersVM filtersVM = new ViewModelProvider((ViewModelStoreOwner) context).get(FiltersVM.class);
                 filtersVM.getFilters(BaseMainActivity.currentInstance, BaseMainActivity.currentToken).observe((LifecycleOwner) context, filters -> {
@@ -232,6 +233,7 @@ public class TimelineHelper {
             } catch (Exception e) {
                 return notifications;
             }
+            BaseMainActivity.filterFetchedRetry++;
         }
         //If there are filters:
         if (BaseMainActivity.mainFilters != null && !BaseMainActivity.mainFilters.isEmpty() && notifications != null && !notifications.isEmpty()) {