diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobs/DirectoryRefreshJob.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobs/DirectoryRefreshJob.java
index 781e61c3cb..7f79b262da 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobs/DirectoryRefreshJob.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobs/DirectoryRefreshJob.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ public class DirectoryRefreshJob extends BaseJob {
   {
     this(new Job.Parameters.Builder()
                            .setQueue(StorageSyncJob.QUEUE_KEY)
+                           .setMaxInstancesForQueue(3)
                            .addConstraint(NetworkConstraint.KEY)
                            .setMaxAttempts(10)
                            .build(),