diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.netatmo/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/netatmo/internal/handler/ApiBridgeHandler.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.netatmo/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/netatmo/internal/handler/ApiBridgeHandler.java
index b577ad25d02..e7d6a540b19 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.netatmo/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/netatmo/internal/handler/ApiBridgeHandler.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.netatmo/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/netatmo/internal/handler/ApiBridgeHandler.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.net.URI;
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.time.Duration;
 import java.time.Instant;
 import java.time.temporal.ChronoUnit;
 import java.util.ArrayDeque;
@@ -161,6 +162,7 @@ public class ApiBridgeHandler extends BaseBridgeHandler {
         }
 
         logger.debug("Connected to Netatmo API.");
+        freeConnectJob();
 
         ApiHandlerConfiguration configuration = getConfiguration();
         if (!configuration.webHookUrl.isBlank()
@@ -293,11 +295,14 @@ public class ApiBridgeHandler extends BaseBridgeHandler {
 
     public synchronized <T> T executeUri(URI uri, HttpMethod method, Class<T> clazz, @Nullable String payload,
             @Nullable String contentType, int retryCount) throws NetatmoException {
+        if (connectJob.isPresent()) {
+            throw new NetatmoException("Connection pending, request will not be accepted in the meantime.");
+        }
+
+        logger.debug("executeUri {}  {} ", method.toString(), uri);
+        Request request = httpClient.newRequest(uri).method(method).timeout(TIMEOUT_S, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+
         try {
-            logger.debug("executeUri {}  {} ", method.toString(), uri);
-
-            Request request = httpClient.newRequest(uri).method(method).timeout(TIMEOUT_S, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
-
             if (!authenticate(null, null)) {
                 prepareReconnection(getConfiguration().reconnectInterval, "@text/status-bridge-offline", null, null);
                 throw new NetatmoException("Not authenticated");
@@ -452,4 +457,8 @@ public class ApiBridgeHandler extends BaseBridgeHandler {
     public Optional<WebhookServlet> getWebHookServlet() {
         return webHookServlet;
     }
+
+    public @Nullable Duration getTimeBeforeReconnect() {
+        return connectJob.map(job -> Duration.ofSeconds(job.getDelay(TimeUnit.SECONDS))).orElse(null);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.netatmo/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/netatmo/internal/handler/capability/RefreshCapability.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.netatmo/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/netatmo/internal/handler/capability/RefreshCapability.java
index 2d96ceb05be..0463994e875 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.netatmo/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/netatmo/internal/handler/capability/RefreshCapability.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.netatmo/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/netatmo/internal/handler/capability/RefreshCapability.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.NonNullByDefault;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.annotation.Nullable;
 import org.openhab.binding.netatmo.internal.api.dto.NAObject;
+import org.openhab.binding.netatmo.internal.handler.ApiBridgeHandler;
 import org.openhab.binding.netatmo.internal.handler.CommonInterface;
 import org.openhab.core.thing.ThingStatus;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
@@ -85,9 +86,14 @@ public class RefreshCapability extends Capability {
     private void proceedWithUpdate() {
         Duration delay;
         handler.proceedWithUpdate();
-        if (!ThingStatus.ONLINE.equals(handler.getThing().getStatus())) {
+        if (handler.getAccountHandler() instanceof ApiBridgeHandler accountHandler
+                && !ThingStatus.ONLINE.equals(accountHandler.getThing().getStatus())) {
+            delay = accountHandler.getTimeBeforeReconnect();
+            delay = delay != null ? delay.plus(ASAP) : OFFLINE_DELAY;
+            logger.debug("Bridge is not ONLINE, will wait for him to come-back {}", delay);
+        } else if (!ThingStatus.ONLINE.equals(handler.getThing().getStatus())) {
             delay = OFFLINE_DELAY;
-            logger.debug("Thing '{}' is not ONLINE, using special refresh interval", thingUID);
+            logger.debug("Thing '{}' is not ONLINE, special refresh interval {} used", thingUID, delay);
         } else {
             delay = calcDelay();
         }