diff --git a/src/Worker/OnePoll.php b/src/Worker/OnePoll.php
index b0e8460f29..73971a8b1b 100644
--- a/src/Worker/OnePoll.php
+++ b/src/Worker/OnePoll.php
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ class OnePoll
 			return;
 		}
 
-		if ($contact['network'] != Protocol::MAIL) {
+		// We never probe mail contacts since their probing demands a mail from the contact in the inbox.
+		// We don't probe feed accounts by default since they are polled in a higher frequency, but forced probes are okay.
+		if (!in_array($contact['network'], [Protocol::MAIL, Protocol::FEED]) || ($force && ($contact['network'] == Protocol::FEED))) {
 			$success = Contact::updateFromProbe($contact_id);
 		} else {
 			$success = true;