diff --git a/src/common/AdaptiveTree.cpp b/src/common/AdaptiveTree.cpp
index f3af658eb..bc6d36008 100644
--- a/src/common/AdaptiveTree.cpp
+++ b/src/common/AdaptiveTree.cpp
@@ -434,9 +434,17 @@ namespace adaptive
 
       updLck.lock();
 
+      // Store the interval before it is cleared, skipping a value that a parser
+      // lowered as a temporary backoff
+      if (!m_resetInterval && m_tree->m_updateInterval != NO_VALUE && m_tree->m_updateInterval > 0)
+        m_tree->m_lastValidUpdateInterval = m_tree->m_updateInterval.load();
+
       // Reset interval value to allow forced update from manifest
       if (m_resetInterval)
+      {
         m_tree->m_updateInterval = PLAYLIST::NO_VALUE;
+        m_resetInterval = false;
+      }
 
       m_tree->OnUpdateSegments();
     }
diff --git a/src/common/AdaptiveTree.h b/src/common/AdaptiveTree.h
index 223320606..012437701 100644
--- a/src/common/AdaptiveTree.h
+++ b/src/common/AdaptiveTree.h
@@ -384,6 +384,11 @@ class ATTR_DLL_LOCAL AdaptiveTree
   // Non-zero value: refresh interval starting from the moment mpd download was initiated
   // Value 0: refresh each time we need to make new segments
   std::atomic<uint64_t> m_updateInterval{PLAYLIST::NO_VALUE};
+
+  // Last update interval that came from a manifest, as opposed to one a parser
+  // applied as a temporary backoff. Since m_updateInterval is set to NO_VALUE
+  // before each update, a parser that backs off has no other usable base value.
+  std::atomic<uint64_t> m_lastValidUpdateInterval{0};
   TreeUpdateThread m_updThread;
   std::atomic<std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::system_clock>> lastUpdated_{std::chrono::system_clock::now()};
 
diff --git a/src/parser/HLSTree.cpp b/src/parser/HLSTree.cpp
index f7dfb6f6f..0b39a2696 100644
--- a/src/parser/HLSTree.cpp
+++ b/src/parser/HLSTree.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ namespace
 // Timescale for ms
 constexpr uint64_t TIMESCALE = 1000;
 
+// Lower bound for the update interval backoff, in ms, to keep the halving from
+// reaching zero and stopping the update thread
+constexpr uint64_t MIN_UPDATE_INTERVAL_MS = 500;
+
 // \brief Parse a tag (e.g. #EXT-X-VERSION:1) to extract name and value
 void ParseTagNameValue(const std::string& line, std::string& tagName, std::string& tagValue)
 {
@@ -1122,7 +1126,7 @@ void adaptive::CHLSTree::OnUpdateSegments()
     // so avoid requesting updates too quickly but you also need to make sure
     // that we have segments to mitigate a buffering problem
     // so try halve the interval time in a temporary way
-    m_updateInterval = m_updateInterval / 2;
+    m_updateInterval = std::max<uint64_t>(m_lastValidUpdateInterval / 2, MIN_UPDATE_INTERVAL_MS);
     // Reset the interval on the next update, to restore the original value
     m_updThread.ResetInterval();
   }