diff --git a/MediaStreamContext.cpp b/MediaStreamContext.cpp
index 476920dcb..ee0b2a7e6 100644
--- a/MediaStreamContext.cpp
+++ b/MediaStreamContext.cpp
@@ -985,7 +985,14 @@ void MediaStreamContext::OnFragmentDownloadFailed(DownloadInfoPtr dlInfo)
 				}
 				else
 				{
-					AAMPLOG_WARN("%s StreamAbstractionAAMP_MPD::Already at the lowest profile, skipping segment at pos:%lf dur:%lf disc:%d", name, dlInfo->pts, dlInfo->fragmentDurationSec, dlInfo->isDiscontinuity);
+					if (context->IsCurrentProfileLowest())
+					{
+						AAMPLOG_WARN("%s StreamAbstractionAAMP_MPD::Already at the lowest profile, skipping segment at pos:%lf dur:%lf disc:%d", name, dlInfo->pts, dlInfo->fragmentDurationSec, dlInfo->isDiscontinuity);
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						AAMPLOG_WARN("%s StreamAbstractionAAMP_MPD::Rampdown not applied for error:%d; skipping segment at pos:%lf dur:%lf disc:%d", name, httpErrorCode, dlInfo->pts, dlInfo->fragmentDurationSec, dlInfo->isDiscontinuity);
+					}
 					if (!dlInfo->isInitSegment)
 						updateSkipPoint((dlInfo->pts + dlInfo->fragmentDurationSec), dlInfo->fragmentDurationSec);
 					auto timeBasedBufferManager = GetTimeBasedBufferManager();
diff --git a/priv_aamp.cpp b/priv_aamp.cpp
index 2e986f39c..2e0ee897d 100644
--- a/priv_aamp.cpp
+++ b/priv_aamp.cpp
@@ -4805,6 +4805,7 @@ bool PrivateInstanceAAMP::GetFile( std::string remoteUrl, AampMediaType mediaTyp
 
 				downloadTimeMS = (int)(tEndTime - tStartTime);
 				bool loopAgain = false;
+				bool isSingleRetryCurlError = false;
 				if (res == CURLE_OK)
 				{ // all data collected
 					if( memcmp(remoteUrl.c_str(), "file:", 5) == 0 )
@@ -4990,10 +4991,17 @@ bool PrivateInstanceAAMP::GetFile( std::string remoteUrl, AampMediaType mediaTyp
 						print_headerResponse(context.allResponseHeaders, mediaType);
 
 					}
+						isSingleRetryCurlError =
+							(res == CURLE_COULDNT_RESOLVE_HOST) ||
+							(res == CURLE_RECV_ERROR) ||
+							(res == CURLE_PARTIAL_FILE) ||
+							(res == CURLE_OPERATION_TIMEDOUT);
+
 						if (res == CURLE_COULDNT_CONNECT || IsCurlTimeoutFailure(res) ||
 							(isDownloadStalled &&
 								(eCURL_ABORT_REASON_LOW_BANDWIDTH_TIMEDOUT != abortReason)) ||
-							res == CURLE_SEND_ERROR)
+							res == CURLE_SEND_ERROR ||
+								isSingleRetryCurlError)
 						{
 
 						if(mpStreamAbstractionAAMP)
@@ -5057,6 +5065,11 @@ bool PrivateInstanceAAMP::GetFile( std::string remoteUrl, AampMediaType mediaTyp
 								break;
 							}
 						}
+						if (isSingleRetryCurlError && downloadAttempt >= 2)
+						{
+							loopAgain = false;
+						}
+
 						AAMPLOG_WARN("Download failed due to curl error %d or isDownloadStalled:%d Retrying:%d Attempt:%d abortReason:%d", res, isDownloadStalled, loopAgain && (downloadAttempt < maxDownloadAttempt), downloadAttempt, abortReason);
 					}
 
@@ -5204,6 +5217,14 @@ bool PrivateInstanceAAMP::GetFile( std::string remoteUrl, AampMediaType mediaTyp
 					}
 
 				}
+				if (loopAgain && (downloadAttempt < maxDownloadAttempt))
+				{
+					if (isSingleRetryCurlError)
+					{
+						interruptibleMsSleep(200);
+					}
+				}
+
 				if(!loopAgain)
 					break;
 			}