diff --git a/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/util/SwingImageFetcher.java b/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/util/SwingImageFetcher.java
index 3299f887b9c..c3526b5ea94 100644
--- a/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/util/SwingImageFetcher.java
+++ b/forge-gui-desktop/src/main/java/forge/util/SwingImageFetcher.java
@@ -28,7 +28,12 @@ public class SwingImageFetcher extends ImageFetcher {
             this.notifyObservers = notifyObservers;
         }
 
-        private void doFetch(String urlToDownload) throws IOException {
+        private boolean doFetch(String urlToDownload) throws IOException {
+            if (disableHostedDownload && urlToDownload.startsWith(ForgeConstants.URL_CARDFORGE) && !urlToDownload.contains("tokens")) {
+                // Don't try to download card images from cardforge servers
+                return false;
+            }
+
             String newdespath = urlToDownload.contains(".fullborder.jpg") || urlToDownload.startsWith(ForgeConstants.URL_PIC_SCRYFALL_DOWNLOAD) ?
                     TextUtil.fastReplace(destPath, ".full.jpg", ".fullborder.jpg") : destPath;
             if (!newdespath.contains(".full") && urlToDownload.startsWith(ForgeConstants.URL_PIC_SCRYFALL_DOWNLOAD))
@@ -48,6 +53,7 @@ public class SwingImageFetcher extends ImageFetcher {
                     SwingUtilities.invokeLater(notifyObservers);
                 } else {
                     System.err.println("Failed to rename image to " + newdespath);
+                    return false;
                 }
             } else {
                 System.err.println("Failed to save image from " + url + " as jpeg");
@@ -63,7 +69,10 @@ public class SwingImageFetcher extends ImageFetcher {
                 } else {
                     System.err.println("Failed to save image from " + url + " as png");
                 }
+                return false;
             }
+
+            return true;
         }
 
         private String tofullBorder(String imageurl) {
@@ -85,10 +94,13 @@ public class SwingImageFetcher extends ImageFetcher {
         }
 
         public void run() {
+            boolean success = false;
             for (String urlToDownload : downloadUrls) {
                 try {
-                    doFetch(tofullBorder(urlToDownload));
-                    break;
+                    if (doFetch(tofullBorder(urlToDownload))) {
+                        success = true;
+                        break;
+                    }
                 } catch (IOException e) {
                     System.err.println("Failed to download card [" + destPath + "] image: " + e.getMessage());
                     if (urlToDownload.contains("tokens")) {
@@ -98,14 +110,17 @@ public class SwingImageFetcher extends ImageFetcher {
                         String extension = urlToDownload.substring(typeIndex);
                         urlToDownload = setlessFilename+extension;
                         try {
-                            doFetch(tofullBorder(urlToDownload));
-                            break;
+                            if (doFetch(tofullBorder(urlToDownload))) {
+                                success = true;
+                                break;
+                            }
                         } catch (IOException t) {
                             System.err.println("Failed to download setless token [" + destPath + "]: " + e.getMessage());
                         }
                     }
                 }
             }
+            // If all downloads fail, mark this image as unfetchable so we don't try again.
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/util/LibGDXImageFetcher.java b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/util/LibGDXImageFetcher.java
index b67cb1d1806..02d2efea754 100644
--- a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/util/LibGDXImageFetcher.java
+++ b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/util/LibGDXImageFetcher.java
@@ -29,7 +29,12 @@ public class LibGDXImageFetcher extends ImageFetcher {
             this.notifyObservers = notifyObservers;
         }
 
-        private void doFetch(String urlToDownload) throws IOException {
+        private boolean doFetch(String urlToDownload) throws IOException {
+            if (disableHostedDownload && urlToDownload.startsWith(ForgeConstants.URL_CARDFORGE) && !urlToDownload.contains("tokens")) {
+                // Don't try to download card images from cardforge servers
+                return false;
+            }
+
             String newdespath = urlToDownload.contains(".fullborder.") || urlToDownload.startsWith(ForgeConstants.URL_PIC_SCRYFALL_DOWNLOAD) ?
                     TextUtil.fastReplace(destPath, ".full.", ".fullborder.") : destPath;
             if (!newdespath.contains(".full") && urlToDownload.startsWith(ForgeConstants.URL_PIC_SCRYFALL_DOWNLOAD))
@@ -54,6 +59,7 @@ public class LibGDXImageFetcher extends ImageFetcher {
 
             System.out.println("Saved image to " + newdespath);
             GuiBase.getInterface().invokeInEdtLater(notifyObservers);
+            return true;
         }
 
         private String tofullBorder(String imageurl) {
@@ -75,14 +81,16 @@ public class LibGDXImageFetcher extends ImageFetcher {
         }
 
         public void run() {
+            boolean success = false;
             for (String urlToDownload : downloadUrls) {
                 boolean isPlanechaseBG = urlToDownload.startsWith("https://downloads.cardforge.org/images/planes/");
                 try {
                     if (isPlanechaseBG) {
-                        doFetch(urlToDownload);
-                        break;
+                        success = doFetch(urlToDownload);
                     } else {
-                        doFetch(tofullBorder(urlToDownload));
+                        success = doFetch(tofullBorder(urlToDownload));
+                    }
+                    if (success) {
                         break;
                     }
                 } catch (IOException e) {
@@ -97,8 +105,10 @@ public class LibGDXImageFetcher extends ImageFetcher {
                             String extension = urlToDownload.substring(typeIndex);
                             urlToDownload = setlessFilename + extension;
                             try {
-                                doFetch(tofullBorder(urlToDownload));
-                                break;
+                                success = doFetch(tofullBorder(urlToDownload));
+                                if (success) {
+                                    break;
+                                }
                             } catch (IOException t) {
                                 System.out.println("Failed to download setless token [" + destPath + "]: " + e.getMessage());
                             }
diff --git a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/localinstance/properties/ForgeConstants.java b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/localinstance/properties/ForgeConstants.java
index cf42809704a..fdc1026b5ff 100644
--- a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/localinstance/properties/ForgeConstants.java
+++ b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/localinstance/properties/ForgeConstants.java
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ public final class ForgeConstants {
             CACHE_PLANECHASE_PICS_DIR };
 
     // URLs
-    private static final String URL_CARDFORGE = "https://downloads.cardforge.org";
+    public static final String URL_CARDFORGE = "https://downloads.cardforge.org";
     private static final String GITHUB_ASSETS_BASE = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Card-Forge/forge-extras/refs/heads/main/";
 
     public static final String URL_PIC_DOWNLOAD = URL_CARDFORGE + "/images/cards/";
diff --git a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/util/ImageFetcher.java b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/util/ImageFetcher.java
index 45f87d9dfc8..63722f1df2a 100644
--- a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/util/ImageFetcher.java
+++ b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/util/ImageFetcher.java
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ public abstract class ImageFetcher {
     // see https://scryfall.com/docs/api/languages and
     // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ISO_639-1_codes
     private static final HashMap<String, String> langCodeMap = new HashMap<>();
+    protected static final boolean disableHostedDownload = true;
+    private static final HashSet<String> fetching = new HashSet<>();
 
     static {
         langCodeMap.put("en-US", "en");
@@ -92,9 +94,12 @@ public abstract class ImageFetcher {
         if (imageKey.length() < 2)
             return;
 
+        if (imageKey.equalsIgnoreCase("t:null"))
+            return;
+
         //planechaseBG file...
+        final ArrayList<String> downloadUrls = new ArrayList<>();
         if (imageKey.startsWith("PLANECHASEBG:")) {
-            final ArrayList<String> downloadUrls = new ArrayList<>();
             final String filename = imageKey.substring("PLANECHASEBG:".length());
             downloadUrls.add("https://downloads.cardforge.org/images/planes/" + filename);
             FileUtil.ensureDirectoryExists(ForgeConstants.CACHE_PLANECHASE_PICS_DIR);
@@ -105,12 +110,9 @@ public abstract class ImageFetcher {
             setupObserver(destFile.getAbsolutePath(), callback, downloadUrls);
             return;
         }
-        if (imageKey.equalsIgnoreCase("t:null"))
-            return;
 
         boolean useArtCrop = "Crop".equals(FModel.getPreferences().getPref(ForgePreferences.FPref.UI_CARD_ART_FORMAT));
         final String prefix = imageKey.substring(0, 2);
-        final ArrayList<String> downloadUrls = new ArrayList<>();
         File destFile = null;
         if (prefix.equals(ImageKeys.CARD_PREFIX)) {
             PaperCard paperCard = ImageUtil.getPaperCardFromImageKey(imageKey);
@@ -266,10 +268,14 @@ public abstract class ImageFetcher {
             // Already in the queue, simply add the new observer.
             observers.add(callback);
             return;
+        } else if (fetching.contains(destPath)) {
+            // Already fetching, but somehow no observers?
+            return;
         }
 
         observers = new HashSet<>();
         observers.add(callback);
+        fetching.add(destPath);
         currentFetches.put(destPath, observers);
 
         final Runnable notifyObservers = () -> {