diff --git a/js/http_fetcher.js b/js/http_fetcher.js
index 0766168401..7ec1d9a155 100644
--- a/js/http_fetcher.js
+++ b/js/http_fetcher.js
@@ -183,6 +183,19 @@ class HTTPFetcher extends EventEmitter {
 		return null;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns a shortened version of the URL for log messages.
+	 * @returns {string} Shortened URL
+	 */
+	#shortenUrl () {
+		try {
+			const urlObj = new URL(this.url);
+			return `${urlObj.origin}${urlObj.pathname}${urlObj.search.length > 50 ? "?..." : urlObj.search}`;
+		} catch {
+			return this.url;
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Determines the retry delay for a non-ok response
 	 * @param {Response} response - The fetch Response object
@@ -198,28 +211,35 @@ class HTTPFetcher extends EventEmitter {
 			errorType = "AUTH_FAILURE";
 			delay = Math.max(this.reloadInterval * 5, THIRTY_MINUTES);
 			message = `Authentication failed (${status}). Check your API key. Waiting ${Math.round(delay / 60000)} minutes before retry.`;
-			Log.error(`${this.logContext}${this.url} - ${message}`);
+			Log.error(`${this.logContext}${this.#shortenUrl()} - ${message}`);
 		} else if (status === 429) {
 			errorType = "RATE_LIMITED";
 			const retryAfter = response.headers.get("retry-after");
 			const parsed = retryAfter ? this.#parseRetryAfter(retryAfter) : null;
 			delay = parsed !== null ? Math.max(parsed, this.reloadInterval) : Math.max(this.reloadInterval * 2, FIFTEEN_MINUTES);
 			message = `Rate limited (429). Retrying in ${Math.round(delay / 60000)} minutes.`;
-			Log.warn(`${this.logContext}${this.url} - ${message}`);
+			Log.warn(`${this.logContext}${this.#shortenUrl()} - ${message}`);
 		} else if (status >= 500) {
 			errorType = "SERVER_ERROR";
 			this.serverErrorCount = Math.min(this.serverErrorCount + 1, this.maxRetries);
-			delay = this.reloadInterval * Math.pow(2, this.serverErrorCount);
-			message = `Server error (${status}). Retry #${this.serverErrorCount} in ${Math.round(delay / 60000)} minutes.`;
-			Log.error(`${this.logContext}${this.url} - ${message}`);
+			if (this.serverErrorCount >= this.maxRetries) {
+				delay = this.reloadInterval;
+				message = `Server error (${status}). Max retries reached, retrying at configured interval (${Math.round(delay / 1000)}s).`;
+			} else {
+				delay = HTTPFetcher.calculateBackoffDelay(this.serverErrorCount, {
+					maxDelay: this.reloadInterval
+				});
+				message = `Server error (${status}). Retry #${this.serverErrorCount} in ${Math.round(delay / 1000)}s.`;
+			}
+			Log.error(`${this.logContext}${this.#shortenUrl()} - ${message}`);
 		} else if (status >= 400) {
 			errorType = "CLIENT_ERROR";
 			delay = Math.max(this.reloadInterval * 2, FIFTEEN_MINUTES);
 			message = `Client error (${status}). Retrying in ${Math.round(delay / 60000)} minutes.`;
-			Log.error(`${this.logContext}${this.url} - ${message}`);
+			Log.error(`${this.logContext}${this.#shortenUrl()} - ${message}`);
 		} else {
 			message = `Unexpected HTTP status ${status}.`;
-			Log.error(`${this.logContext}${this.url} - ${message}`);
+			Log.error(`${this.logContext}${this.#shortenUrl()} - ${message}`);
 		}
 
 		return {
@@ -293,28 +313,22 @@ class HTTPFetcher extends EventEmitter {
 			const isTimeout = error.name === "AbortError";
 			const message = isTimeout ? `Request timeout after ${this.timeout}ms` : `Network error: ${error.message}`;
 
-			// Apply exponential backoff for network errors
 			this.networkErrorCount = Math.min(this.networkErrorCount + 1, this.maxRetries);
-			const backoffDelay = HTTPFetcher.calculateBackoffDelay(this.networkErrorCount, {
-				maxDelay: this.reloadInterval
-			});
-			nextDelay = backoffDelay;
-
-			// Truncate URL for cleaner logs
-			let shortUrl = this.url;
-			try {
-				const urlObj = new URL(this.url);
-				shortUrl = `${urlObj.origin}${urlObj.pathname}${urlObj.search.length > 50 ? "?..." : urlObj.search}`;
-			} catch {
-				// If URL parsing fails, use original URL
-			}
+			const exhausted = this.networkErrorCount >= this.maxRetries;
 
-			// Gradual log-level escalation: WARN for first 2 attempts, ERROR after
-			const retryMessage = `Retry #${this.networkErrorCount} in ${Math.round(nextDelay / 1000)}s.`;
-			if (this.networkErrorCount <= 2) {
-				Log.warn(`${this.logContext}${shortUrl} - ${message} ${retryMessage}`);
+			if (exhausted) {
+				nextDelay = this.reloadInterval;
+				Log.error(`${this.logContext}${this.#shortenUrl()} - ${message} Max retries reached, retrying at configured interval (${Math.round(nextDelay / 1000)}s).`);
 			} else {
-				Log.error(`${this.logContext}${shortUrl} - ${message} ${retryMessage}`);
+				nextDelay = HTTPFetcher.calculateBackoffDelay(this.networkErrorCount, {
+					maxDelay: this.reloadInterval
+				});
+				const retryMsg = `${this.logContext}${this.#shortenUrl()} - ${message} Retry #${this.networkErrorCount} in ${Math.round(nextDelay / 1000)}s.`;
+				if (this.networkErrorCount <= 2) {
+					Log.warn(retryMsg);
+				} else {
+					Log.error(retryMsg);
+				}
 			}
 
 			const errorInfo = this.#createErrorInfo(
@@ -324,18 +338,6 @@ class HTTPFetcher extends EventEmitter {
 				nextDelay,
 				error
 			);
-
-			/**
-			 * Error event - fired when fetch fails
-			 * @event HTTPFetcher#error
-			 * @type {object}
-			 * @property {string} message - Error description
-			 * @property {number|null} statusCode - HTTP status or null for network errors
-			 * @property {number} retryDelay - Ms until next retry
-			 * @property {number} retryCount - Number of consecutive server errors
-			 * @property {string} url - The URL that was fetched
-			 * @property {Error|null} originalError - The original error
-			 */
 			this.emit("error", errorInfo);
 		} finally {
 			clearTimeout(timeoutId);
diff --git a/tests/unit/functions/http_fetcher_spec.js b/tests/unit/functions/http_fetcher_spec.js
index 0d8d41be50..be71c77028 100644
--- a/tests/unit/functions/http_fetcher_spec.js
+++ b/tests/unit/functions/http_fetcher_spec.js
@@ -469,3 +469,83 @@ describe("selfSignedCert dispatcher", () => {
 		expect(options.dispatcher).toBeUndefined();
 	});
 });
+
+describe("Retry exhaustion fallback", () => {
+	it("should fall back to reloadInterval after network retries exhausted", async () => {
+		server.use(
+			http.get(TEST_URL, () => {
+				return HttpResponse.error();
+			})
+		);
+
+		fetcher = new HTTPFetcher(TEST_URL, { reloadInterval: 300000, maxRetries: 3 });
+
+		const errors = [];
+		fetcher.on("error", (errorInfo) => errors.push(errorInfo));
+
+		// Trigger maxRetries + 1 fetches to reach exhaustion
+		for (let i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+			await fetcher.fetch();
+		}
+
+		// First retries should use backoff (< reloadInterval)
+		expect(errors[0].retryAfter).toBe(15000);
+		expect(errors[1].retryAfter).toBe(30000);
+		// Third retry hits maxRetries, should fall back to reloadInterval
+		expect(errors[2].retryAfter).toBe(300000);
+		// Subsequent errors stay at reloadInterval
+		expect(errors[3].retryAfter).toBe(300000);
+	});
+
+	it("should fall back to reloadInterval after server error retries exhausted", async () => {
+		server.use(
+			http.get(TEST_URL, () => {
+				return new HttpResponse(null, { status: 503 });
+			})
+		);
+
+		fetcher = new HTTPFetcher(TEST_URL, { reloadInterval: 300000, maxRetries: 3 });
+
+		const errors = [];
+		fetcher.on("error", (errorInfo) => errors.push(errorInfo));
+
+		for (let i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+			await fetcher.fetch();
+		}
+
+		// First retries should use backoff (< reloadInterval)
+		expect(errors[0].retryAfter).toBe(15000);
+		expect(errors[1].retryAfter).toBe(30000);
+		// Third retry hits maxRetries, should fall back to reloadInterval
+		expect(errors[2].retryAfter).toBe(300000);
+		// Subsequent errors stay at reloadInterval
+		expect(errors[3].retryAfter).toBe(300000);
+	});
+
+	it("should reset network error count on success", async () => {
+		let requestCount = 0;
+		server.use(
+			http.get(TEST_URL, () => {
+				requestCount++;
+				if (requestCount <= 2) return HttpResponse.error();
+				return HttpResponse.text("ok");
+			})
+		);
+
+		fetcher = new HTTPFetcher(TEST_URL, { reloadInterval: 300000, maxRetries: 3 });
+
+		const errors = [];
+		fetcher.on("error", (errorInfo) => errors.push(errorInfo));
+
+		// Two failures with backoff
+		await fetcher.fetch();
+		await fetcher.fetch();
+		expect(errors).toHaveLength(2);
+		expect(errors[0].retryAfter).toBe(15000);
+		expect(errors[1].retryAfter).toBe(30000);
+
+		// Success resets counter
+		await fetcher.fetch();
+		expect(fetcher.networkErrorCount).toBe(0);
+	});
+});