diff --git a/cal_tools/cal_tools/tools.py b/cal_tools/cal_tools/tools.py
index c4a1886bdcad6b2981e4c774f8688d7dd496889b..5560953613b32229c0a87e6fbbc6be637933c3c5 100644
--- a/cal_tools/cal_tools/tools.py
+++ b/cal_tools/cal_tools/tools.py
@@ -563,8 +563,11 @@ def get_from_db(device, constant, condition, empty_constant,
             except Exception as e:
                 if verbosity > 0:
                     print(e)
-                ntries = 0
-                break
+                if 'missing_token' in str(e):
+                    ntries -= 1
+                else:
+                    ntries = 0
+                    break
 
         if ntries > 0:
             if verbosity > 0: