diff --git a/src/shared/Atlassian.Bitbucket/BitbucketHostProvider.cs b/src/shared/Atlassian.Bitbucket/BitbucketHostProvider.cs
index 286398de9..5723633be 100644
--- a/src/shared/Atlassian.Bitbucket/BitbucketHostProvider.cs
+++ b/src/shared/Atlassian.Bitbucket/BitbucketHostProvider.cs
@@ -443,11 +443,11 @@ private async Task<bool> ValidateCredentialsWork(InputArguments input, ICredenti
                     _context.Trace.WriteLine(message);
                     _context.Trace.WriteException(ex);
                     _context.Trace2.WriteError(message);
-                    return false;
                 }
             }
 
-            return true;
+            // auth refresh will handle expired token (or invalid authModes configuration)
+            return false;
         }
 
         private static string GetServiceName(Uri remoteUri)