diff --git a/lib/config_loader.rb b/lib/config_loader.rb
index aa393067e..309651575 100644
--- a/lib/config_loader.rb
+++ b/lib/config_loader.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,18 @@ class ConfigLoader
     reconcile_only_new: true
   }.freeze
 
+  def self.processing?
+    Thread.current[:config_loader_processing]
+  end
+
+  def self.processing=(value)
+    Thread.current[:config_loader_processing] = value
+  end
+
   def process(options = {})
+    return if self.class.processing?
+
+    self.class.processing = true
     options = DEFAULT_OPTIONS.merge(options)
     # function of the "reconcile_only_new" flag
     # if true,
@@ -24,6 +35,8 @@ class ConfigLoader
 
     # default account based feature configs
     reconcile_feature_config
+  ensure
+    self.class.processing = false
   end
 
   def general_configs