3 files changed, 11 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/gun/connection_pool/worker_supervisor.ex b/lib/pleroma/gun/connection_pool/worker_supervisor.ex
index 24ad61117..eb83962d8 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/gun/connection_pool/worker_supervisor.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/gun/connection_pool/worker_supervisor.ex
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Gun.ConnectionPool.WorkerSupervisor do
     )
   end
 
-  def start_worker(opts, retry \\ false) do
+  def start_worker(opts, last_attempt \\ false) do
     case DynamicSupervisor.start_child(__MODULE__, {Pleroma.Gun.ConnectionPool.Worker, opts}) do
       {:error, :max_children} ->
-        funs = [fn -> !retry end, fn -> match?(:error, free_pool()) end]
+        funs = [fn -> last_attempt end, fn -> match?(:error, free_pool()) end]
 
         if Enum.any?(funs, fn fun -> fun.() end) do
           :telemetry.execute([:pleroma, :connection_pool, :provision_failure], %{opts: opts})
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/publisher.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/publisher.ex
index c27612697..9e7d00519 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/publisher.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/publisher.ex
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Publisher do
           _ -> {:error, e}
         end
 
+      {:error, :pool_full} ->
+        Logger.debug("Publisher snoozing worker job due to full connection pool")
+        {:snooze, 30}
+
       e ->
         unless params[:unreachable_since], do: Instances.set_unreachable(inbox)
         Logger.metadata(activity: id, inbox: inbox)
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/workers/remote_fetcher_worker.ex b/lib/pleroma/workers/remote_fetcher_worker.ex
index d526a99cb..c26418483 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/workers/remote_fetcher_worker.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/workers/remote_fetcher_worker.ex
@@ -22,8 +22,11 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Workers.RemoteFetcherWorker do
       {:error, :allowed_depth} ->
         {:discard, :allowed_depth}
 
-      _ ->
-        :error
+      {:error, _} = e ->
+        e
+
+      e ->
+        {:error, e}
     end
   end