diff --git a/dev-packages/ovsx-client/src/ovsx-http-client.ts b/dev-packages/ovsx-client/src/ovsx-http-client.ts
index 087c550d16d7a..bfbcc4cad41c8 100644
--- a/dev-packages/ovsx-client/src/ovsx-http-client.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/ovsx-client/src/ovsx-http-client.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ export class OVSXHttpClient implements OVSXClient {
 
     protected async requestJson<R>(url: string): Promise<R> {
         const attempts = 5;
+        let warn = true;
         for (let i = 0; i < attempts; i++) {
             await this.rateLimiter.removeTokens(i + 1);
             const context = await this.requestService.request({
@@ -55,7 +56,10 @@ export class OVSXHttpClient implements OVSXClient {
                 headers: { 'Accept': 'application/json' }
             });
             if (context.res.statusCode === 429) {
-                console.warn('OVSX rate limit exceeded. Will perform request with higher timeout. Consider reducing the rate limit.');
+                if (warn) {
+                    warn = false;
+                    console.warn('OVSX rate limit exceeded. Will perform request with higher timeout. Consider reducing the rate limit.');
+                }
                 if (i < attempts - 1) {
                     continue;
                 }