diff --git a/internal/service/remotecfg/remotecfg.go b/internal/service/remotecfg/remotecfg.go
index be9f8a51691..1179f420491 100644
--- a/internal/service/remotecfg/remotecfg.go
+++ b/internal/service/remotecfg/remotecfg.go
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ func (s *Service) fetchRemote() error {
 	if err == nil {
 		s.metrics.lastLoadSuccess.Set(1)
 		s.metrics.lastFetchSuccessTime.SetToCurrentTime()
-	} else {
+	} else if err != errNotModified {
 		s.metrics.totalFailures.Add(1)
 		s.metrics.lastLoadSuccess.Set(0)
 		return err