diff --git a/ArchiSteamFarm/Bot.cs b/ArchiSteamFarm/Bot.cs
index e517c87c1..80e07091e 100755
--- a/ArchiSteamFarm/Bot.cs
+++ b/ArchiSteamFarm/Bot.cs
@@ -112,17 +112,22 @@ namespace ArchiSteamFarm {
 
 		internal static async Task RefreshCMs() {
 			bool initialized = false;
-			while (!initialized) {
+			for (byte i = 0; i < 5 && !initialized; i++) {
 				try {
 					Logging.LogGenericInfo("Refreshing list of CMs...");
 					await SteamDirectory.Initialize().ConfigureAwait(false);
 					initialized = true;
-					Logging.LogGenericInfo("Success!");
 				} catch (Exception e) {
 					Logging.LogGenericException(e);
 					await Utilities.SleepAsync(5000).ConfigureAwait(false);
 				}
 			}
+
+			if (initialized) {
+				Logging.LogGenericInfo("Success!");
+			} else {
+				Logging.LogGenericWarning("Failed to initialize list of CMs after 5 tries, ASF will use built-in SK2 list, it may take a while to connect");
+			}
 		}
 
 		internal Bot(string botName) {