diff --git a/modules/userId/index.js b/modules/userId/index.js
index 6f9ecd6d847..69042268f7a 100644
--- a/modules/userId/index.js
+++ b/modules/userId/index.js
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ function getUserIdsAsEidBySource(sourceName) {
  * Sample use case is exposing this function to ESP
  */
 function getEncryptedEidsForSource(source, encrypt, customFunction) {
-  return initIdSystem().then(() => {
+  return retryOnCancel().then(() => {
     let eidsSignals = {};
 
     if (isFn(customFunction)) {