diff --git a/enterprise_access/apps/bffs/api.py b/enterprise_access/apps/bffs/api.py
index 94f21eb1..69263403 100644
--- a/enterprise_access/apps/bffs/api.py
+++ b/enterprise_access/apps/bffs/api.py
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ def get_and_cache_default_enterprise_enrollment_intentions_learner_status(
 ):
     """
     Retrieves and caches default enterprise enrollment intentions for a learner.
+    This function does not cache this data if it includes any enrollable intentions,
+    because we don't want to re-attempt enrollment realization on the second of consecutive requests.
     """
     cache_key = default_enterprise_enrollment_intentions_learner_status_cache_key(
         enterprise_customer_uuid,
@@ -142,6 +144,13 @@ def get_and_cache_default_enterprise_enrollment_intentions_learner_status(
     response_payload = client.get_default_enterprise_enrollment_intentions_learner_status(
         enterprise_customer_uuid=enterprise_customer_uuid,
     )
+
+    # Don't set in the cache if there are enrollable intentions
+    if statuses := response_payload.get('enrollment_statuses', {}):
+        needs_enrollment = statuses.get('needs_enrollment', {})
+        if needs_enrollment.get('enrollable', []):
+            return response_payload
+
     TieredCache.set_all_tiers(cache_key, response_payload, timeout)
     return response_payload
 
diff --git a/enterprise_access/apps/bffs/tests/test_handlers.py b/enterprise_access/apps/bffs/tests/test_handlers.py
index 59fb3f51..9ca78619 100644
--- a/enterprise_access/apps/bffs/tests/test_handlers.py
+++ b/enterprise_access/apps/bffs/tests/test_handlers.py
@@ -350,6 +350,19 @@ def test_realize_default_enrollments(
             }],
         )
 
+        # a simple validation here that a second consecutive call to
+        # load the default intentions means the handler doesn't read from the cache,
+        # because the first request included enrollable intentions.
+        # We make this assertion using the returned value from the mock call
+        # to fetch default intention status. In a production-like setting, this
+        # second call should contain data indicating that default enrollment
+        # intentions were actually realized.
+        handler.load_default_enterprise_enrollment_intentions()
+        self.assertEqual(
+            handler.context.data['default_enterprise_enrollment_intentions'],
+            mock_get_intentions.return_value,
+        )
+
 
 class TestDashboardHandler(TestHandlerContextMixin):
     """