diff --git a/packages/next/server/response-cache.ts b/packages/next/server/response-cache.ts
index 4887c9f31a3..037a89da33a 100644
--- a/packages/next/server/response-cache.ts
+++ b/packages/next/server/response-cache.ts
@@ -60,15 +60,17 @@ type ResponseGenerator = (
   hadCache: boolean
 ) => Promise<ResponseCacheEntry | null>
 
+type IncrementalCacheItem = {
+  revalidateAfter?: number | false
+  curRevalidate?: number | false
+  revalidate?: number | false
+  value: IncrementalCacheValue | null
+  isStale?: boolean
+  isMiss?: boolean
+} | null
+
 interface IncrementalCache {
-  get: (key: string) => Promise<{
-    revalidateAfter?: number | false
-    curRevalidate?: number | false
-    revalidate?: number | false
-    value: IncrementalCacheValue | null
-    isStale?: boolean
-    isMiss?: boolean
-  } | null>
+  get: (key: string) => Promise<IncrementalCacheItem>
   set: (
     key: string,
     data: IncrementalCacheValue | null,
@@ -123,8 +125,9 @@ export default class ResponseCache {
     // `pendingResponses` to ensure that any any other calls will reuse the
     // same promise until we've fully finished our work.
     ;(async () => {
+      let cachedResponse: IncrementalCacheItem = null
       try {
-        const cachedResponse = key ? await this.incrementalCache.get(key) : null
+        cachedResponse = key ? await this.incrementalCache.get(key) : null
         if (cachedResponse && !context.isManualRevalidate) {
           resolve({
             isStale: cachedResponse.isStale,
@@ -169,6 +172,15 @@ export default class ResponseCache {
           )
         }
       } catch (err) {
+        // when a getStaticProps path is erroring we automatically re-set the
+        // existing cache under a new expiration to prevent non-stop retrying
+        if (cachedResponse && key) {
+          await this.incrementalCache.set(
+            key,
+            cachedResponse.value,
+            Math.min(Math.max(cachedResponse.revalidate || 3, 3), 30)
+          )
+        }
         // while revalidating in the background we can't reject as
         // we already resolved the cache entry so log the error here
         if (resolved) {
diff --git a/test/e2e/prerender.test.ts b/test/e2e/prerender.test.ts
index a519236ab4c..b6c6f8bf642 100644
--- a/test/e2e/prerender.test.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/prerender.test.ts
@@ -1905,6 +1905,50 @@ describe('Prerender', () => {
     }
 
     if (!(global as any).isNextDev) {
+      it('should automatically reset cache TTL when an error occurs and build cache was available', async () => {
+        await next.patchFile('error.txt', 'yes')
+        await waitFor(2000)
+
+        for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+          const res = await fetchViaHTTP(
+            next.url,
+            '/blocking-fallback/test-errors-1'
+          )
+          expect(res.status).toBe(200)
+        }
+        await next.deleteFile('error.txt')
+        expect(
+          next.cliOutput.match(
+            /throwing error for \/blocking-fallback\/test-errors-1/
+          ).length
+        ).toBe(1)
+      })
+
+      it('should automatically reset cache TTL when an error occurs and runtime cache was available', async () => {
+        const res = await fetchViaHTTP(
+          next.url,
+          '/blocking-fallback/test-errors-2'
+        )
+
+        expect(res.status).toBe(200)
+        await waitFor(2000)
+        await next.patchFile('error.txt', 'yes')
+
+        for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+          const res = await fetchViaHTTP(
+            next.url,
+            '/blocking-fallback/test-errors-2'
+          )
+          expect(res.status).toBe(200)
+        }
+        await next.deleteFile('error.txt')
+        expect(
+          next.cliOutput.match(
+            /throwing error for \/blocking-fallback\/test-errors-2/
+          ).length
+        ).toBe(1)
+      })
+
       it('should handle manual revalidate for fallback: blocking', async () => {
         const res = await fetchViaHTTP(
           next.url,
diff --git a/test/e2e/prerender/pages/blocking-fallback/[slug].js b/test/e2e/prerender/pages/blocking-fallback/[slug].js
index aa6aeec99ac..5665ae6f008 100644
--- a/test/e2e/prerender/pages/blocking-fallback/[slug].js
+++ b/test/e2e/prerender/pages/blocking-fallback/[slug].js
@@ -1,15 +1,31 @@
+import fs from 'fs'
+import path from 'path'
 import React from 'react'
 import Link from 'next/link'
 import { useRouter } from 'next/router'
 
 export async function getStaticPaths() {
   return {
-    paths: [],
+    paths: [
+      {
+        params: { slug: 'test-errors-1' },
+      },
+    ],
     fallback: 'blocking',
   }
 }
 
 export async function getStaticProps({ params }) {
+  if (params.slug.startsWith('test-errors')) {
+    const errorFile = path.join(process.cwd(), 'error.txt')
+    if (fs.existsSync(errorFile)) {
+      const data = await fs.readFileSync(errorFile, 'utf8')
+      if (data.trim() === 'yes') {
+        throw new Error('throwing error for /blocking-fallback/' + params.slug)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1000))
 
   return {