diff --git a/core/poller/pkg/poller/influx.go b/core/poller/pkg/poller/influx.go
index e9433460..52690c13 100644
--- a/core/poller/pkg/poller/influx.go
+++ b/core/poller/pkg/poller/influx.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package poller
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/davidnewhall/unifi-poller/pkg/influxunifi"
@@ -29,6 +30,20 @@ func (u *UnifiPoller) GetInfluxDB() (err error) {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// PollController runs forever, polling UniFi and pushing to InfluxDB
+// This is started by Run() or RunBoth() after everything checks out.
+func (u *UnifiPoller) PollController() {
+	interval := u.Config.Interval.Round(time.Second)
+	log.Printf("[INFO] Everything checks out! Poller started, InfluxDB interval: %v", interval)
+
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(interval)
+	for u.LastCheck = range ticker.C {
+		if err := u.CollectAndProcess(); err != nil {
+			u.LogErrorf("%v", err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // CollectAndProcess collects measurements and then reports them to InfluxDB
 // Can be called once or in a ticker loop. This function and all the ones below
 // handle their own logging. An error is returned so the calling function may
diff --git a/core/poller/pkg/poller/start.go b/core/poller/pkg/poller/start.go
index 154f0395..2a81ac03 100644
--- a/core/poller/pkg/poller/start.go
+++ b/core/poller/pkg/poller/start.go
@@ -131,17 +131,3 @@ func (u *UnifiPoller) Run() error {
 		return u.RunPrometheus()
 	}
 }
-
-// PollController runs forever, polling UniFi and pushing to InfluxDB
-// This is started by Run() or RunBoth() after everything checks out.
-func (u *UnifiPoller) PollController() {
-	interval := u.Config.Interval.Round(time.Second)
-	log.Printf("[INFO] Everything checks out! Poller started, InfluxDB interval: %v", interval)
-
-	ticker := time.NewTicker(interval)
-	for u.LastCheck = range ticker.C {
-		if err := u.CollectAndProcess(); err != nil {
-			u.LogErrorf("%v", err)
-		}
-	}
-}
diff --git a/core/poller/pkg/poller/unifi.go b/core/poller/pkg/poller/unifi.go
index 5ba11127..0e598716 100644
--- a/core/poller/pkg/poller/unifi.go
+++ b/core/poller/pkg/poller/unifi.go
@@ -84,18 +84,9 @@ func (u *UnifiPoller) CollectMetrics() (*metrics.Metrics, error) {
 	metrics := &metrics.Metrics{}
 
 	for _, c := range u.Config.Controllers {
-		m, err := u.collectController(c)
+		m, err := u.checkAndPollController(c)
 		if err != nil {
-			u.LogErrorf("collecting metrics from %s: %v", c.URL, err)
-			u.Logf("Re-authenticating to UniFi Controller: %s", c.URL)
-
-			if err := u.GetUnifi(c); err != nil {
-				u.LogErrorf("re-authenticating to %s: %v", c.URL, err)
-				errs = append(errs, err.Error())
-			} else if m, err = u.collectController(c); err != nil {
-				u.LogErrorf("collecting metrics from %s: %v", c.URL, err)
-				errs = append(errs, err.Error())
-			}
+			errs = append(errs, err.Error())
 		}
 
 		if m == nil {
@@ -129,19 +120,35 @@ func (u *UnifiPoller) CollectMetrics() (*metrics.Metrics, error) {
 	return metrics, err
 }
 
-func (u *UnifiPoller) collectController(c Controller) (*metrics.Metrics, error) {
-	var err error
-
+func (u *UnifiPoller) checkAndPollController(c Controller) (*metrics.Metrics, error) {
 	if c.Unifi == nil {
-		// Some users need to re-auth every interval because the cookie times out.
-		// Sometimes we hit this path when the controller dies.
-		u.Logf("Re-authenticating to UniFi Controller: %v", c.URL)
+		u.Logf("Re-authenticating to UniFi Controller: %s", c.URL)
 
 		if err := u.GetUnifi(c); err != nil {
+			u.LogErrorf("re-authenticating to %s: %v", c.URL, err)
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
 
+	m, err := u.collectController(c)
+	if err == nil {
+		return m, nil
+	}
+
+	u.LogErrorf("collecting metrics %v", err)
+	u.Logf("Re-authenticating to UniFi Controller: %s", c.URL)
+
+	if err := u.GetUnifi(c); err != nil {
+		u.LogErrorf("re-authenticating to %s: %v", c.URL, err)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return u.collectController(c)
+}
+
+func (u *UnifiPoller) collectController(c Controller) (*metrics.Metrics, error) {
+	var err error
+
 	m := &metrics.Metrics{TS: u.LastCheck} // At this point, it's the Current Check.
 
 	// Get the sites we care about.