diff --git a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/core/CoreContainer.java b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/core/CoreContainer.java
index 9e0a8903c96..8b0a9e07be0 100644
--- a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/core/CoreContainer.java
+++ b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/core/CoreContainer.java
@@ -1679,6 +1679,7 @@ public class CoreContainer {
         solrCores.removeFromPendingOps(cd.getName());
       }
     } else {
+      if(coreId != null) return;// yeah, this core is already reloaded/unloaded return right away
       CoreLoadFailure clf = coreInitFailures.get(name);
       if (clf != null) {
         try {