diff --git a/src/components/tokenRetriever/LtiTokenRetriever.test.jsx b/src/components/tokenRetriever/LtiTokenRetriever.test.jsx
index 35353dc..8f0b7fd 100644
--- a/src/components/tokenRetriever/LtiTokenRetriever.test.jsx
+++ b/src/components/tokenRetriever/LtiTokenRetriever.test.jsx
@@ -122,7 +122,28 @@ describe('LtiTokenRetriever Test Suite', () => {
         expect(await screen.findAllByText('Mock Child Element')).toBeDefined()
         expect(mockJwtFn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(jwt, mockServer)
     })
-    
+
+    it('Does not make multiple fetch calls inside StrictMode', async () => {
+        const search = `?token=1234`
+        vi.spyOn(window, 'location', 'get').mockReturnValue({search})
+        mockJwtFn.mockClear()
+        let callCount = 0
+        server.use(
+            http.post('http://server.test/token', () => {
+                callCount += 1
+                return HttpResponse.json({jwt})
+            })
+        )
+        render(
+            <React.StrictMode>
+                <LtiTokenRetriever handleJwt={mockJwtFn} ltiServer={mockServer}>
+                    <h1>Mock Child Element</h1>
+                </LtiTokenRetriever>
+            </React.StrictMode>
+        )
+        expect(await screen.findAllByText('Mock Child Element')).toBeDefined()
+        expect(callCount).toBe(1)
+    })
 
 
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});
diff --git a/src/components/tokenRetriever/LtiTokenRetriever.tsx b/src/components/tokenRetriever/LtiTokenRetriever.tsx
index fabe64d..fcada26 100644
--- a/src/components/tokenRetriever/LtiTokenRetriever.tsx
+++ b/src/components/tokenRetriever/LtiTokenRetriever.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { Spinner } from '@instructure/ui-spinner';
 import ErrorBillboard from "../errorBillboard/ErrorBillboard";
 
 type TokenRetrieverState = {
-  loading: boolean
+  loading: boolean,
   error: string | null
 }
 
@@ -28,10 +28,15 @@ type LtiTokenRetrieverProps = {
 export const LtiTokenRetriever = ({ ltiServer, handleJwt, children, location = window.location }: LtiTokenRetrieverProps) => {
   const [state, setState] = useState<TokenRetrieverState>({
     loading: true,
-    error: null
+    error: null,
   });
+  // This is to prevent multiple loads of the token, especially when using <StrictMode> in development.
+  // A token can only be retrieved once so the second request always fails.
+  const hasFetchedRef = useRef(false);
 
   useEffect(() => {
+    if (hasFetchedRef.current) return;
+    hasFetchedRef.current = true;
     const fetchToken = async () => {
       const token = getToken();
       const server = getServer();
@@ -52,7 +57,7 @@ export const LtiTokenRetriever = ({ ltiServer, handleJwt, children, location = w
 
         const response = await fetch(`${server}/token`, {
           method: 'POST',
-          body: formData
+          body: formData,
         });
 
         if (!response.ok) {