diff --git a/plugins/DupFileManager/StashPluginHelper.py b/plugins/DupFileManager/StashPluginHelper.py
index aec4dd0..00c3fad 100644
--- a/plugins/DupFileManager/StashPluginHelper.py
+++ b/plugins/DupFileManager/StashPluginHelper.py
@@ -511,20 +511,25 @@ class StashPluginHelper(StashInterface):
         if self._mergeMetadata == None:
             self.initMergeMetadata(excludeMergeTags)
         errMsg = None
+        stopRetry = False
         for i in range(0, retryCount):
             try:
-                if errMsg != None:
-                    self.Warn(errMsg)
                 if type(SrcData) is int:
                     SrcData = self.find_scene(SrcData)
                     DestData = self.find_scene(DestData)
                 return self._mergeMetadata.merge(SrcData, DestData)
-            except (requests.exceptions.ConnectionError, ConnectionResetError):
+            except (requests.exceptions.ConnectionError, ConnectionResetError) as e:
                 tb = traceback.format_exc()
                 errMsg = f"Exception calling [mergeMetadata]. Will retry; count({i}); Error: {e}\nTraceBack={tb}"
             except Exception as e:
                 tb = traceback.format_exc()
-                errMsg = f"Exception calling [mergeMetadata]. Will retry; count({i}); Error: {e}\nTraceBack={tb}"
+                errMsg = f"Data Exception calling [mergeMetadata]. Will not retry; count({i}); Error: {e}\nTraceBack={tb}"
+                stopRetry = True
+            
+            if errMsg != None:
+                self.Warn(errMsg)
+            if stopRetry:
+                break
             time.sleep(sleepSecondsBetweenRetry)
     
     def getUpdateProgressBarIter(self, qtyResults):