diff --git a/src/plugins/cpaster/dpastedotcomprotocol.cpp b/src/plugins/cpaster/dpastedotcomprotocol.cpp
index da9863bb4d6..847ce8cdb1a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpaster/dpastedotcomprotocol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cpaster/dpastedotcomprotocol.cpp
@@ -140,11 +140,10 @@ void DPasteDotComProtocol::paste(
     });
 }
 
-bool DPasteDotComProtocol::checkConfiguration(QString *errorMessage)
+bool DPasteDotComProtocol::checkConfiguration(QString * /*errorMessage*/)
 {
-    if (!m_hostKnownOk)
-        m_hostKnownOk = httpStatus(baseUrl(), errorMessage);
-    return m_hostKnownOk;
+    // we need a 1s gap between requests, so skip status check to avoid failing
+    return true;
 }
 
 void DPasteDotComProtocol::reportError(const QString &message)
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpaster/dpastedotcomprotocol.h b/src/plugins/cpaster/dpastedotcomprotocol.h
index 9b39052d8cb..363c42153bc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpaster/dpastedotcomprotocol.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cpaster/dpastedotcomprotocol.h
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ private:
     bool checkConfiguration(QString *errorMessage) override;
 
     static void reportError(const QString &message);
-
-    bool m_hostKnownOk = false;
 };
 
 } // namespace CodePaster