diff --git a/src/controller/base-playlist-controller.ts b/src/controller/base-playlist-controller.ts
index 5d3e3d3f949..214a7256925 100644
--- a/src/controller/base-playlist-controller.ts
+++ b/src/controller/base-playlist-controller.ts
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ export default class BasePlaylistController
       );
       if (details.requestScheduled + reloadInterval < now) {
         details.requestScheduled = now;
-      } else {
+      } else if (details.requestScheduled <= now) {
         details.requestScheduled += reloadInterval;
       }
       this.log(