diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/utilities_internal.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/utilities_internal.js
index f08fac9b68..7fc028f7f6 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/utilities_internal.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/utilities_internal.js
@@ -880,6 +880,7 @@ Zotero.Utilities.Internal = {
 		var delay;
 		var totalTime = 0;
 		var last = false;
+		intervals = intervals.slice();
 		while (true) {
 			let interval = intervals.shift();
 			if (interval) {
diff --git a/test/tests/httpTest.js b/test/tests/httpTest.js
index 5f9c2b1160..761459d744 100644
--- a/test/tests/httpTest.js
+++ b/test/tests/httpTest.js
@@ -288,6 +288,29 @@ describe("Zotero.HTTP", function () {
 				assert.approximately(delayStub.args[0][0], 5 * 1000, 5);
 				assert.approximately(delayStub.args[1][0], 10 * 1000, 5);
 			});
+			
+			it("should start with first interval on new request() call", async function () {
+				var called = 0;
+				server.respond(function (req) {
+					if (req.method == "GET" && req.url.startsWith(baseURL + "error")) {
+						if (called < 1) {
+							req.respond(500, {}, "");
+						}
+						else {
+							req.respond(200, {}, "");
+						}
+					}
+					called++;
+				});
+				spy = sinon.spy(Zotero.HTTP, "_requestInternal");
+				var errorDelayIntervals = [20];
+				await Zotero.HTTP.request("GET", baseURL + "error1", { errorDelayIntervals })
+				called = 0;
+				await Zotero.HTTP.request("GET", baseURL + "error2", { errorDelayIntervals }),
+				assert.equal(4, spy.callCount);
+				assert.equal(delayStub.args[0][0], 20);
+				assert.equal(delayStub.args[1][0], 20);
+			});
 		});
 	});