diff --git a/extensions/sql-migration/src/models/stateMachine.ts b/extensions/sql-migration/src/models/stateMachine.ts
index eeecc69642..6fe41d4f8d 100644
--- a/extensions/sql-migration/src/models/stateMachine.ts
+++ b/extensions/sql-migration/src/models/stateMachine.ts
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ export class MigrationStateModel implements Model, vscode.Disposable {
 
 				void vscode.window.showInformationMessage(constants.AZURE_RECOMMENDATION_START_POPUP);
 
-				await this.startSkuTimers(page, this.refreshPerfDataCollectionFrequency);
+				await this.startSkuTimers(page);
 			}
 		}
 		catch (error) {
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ export class MigrationStateModel implements Model, vscode.Disposable {
 		}
 	}
 
-	public async startSkuTimers(page: SKURecommendationPage, refreshIntervalInMs: number): Promise<void> {
+	public async startSkuTimers(page: SKURecommendationPage): Promise<void> {
 		const classVariable = this;
 
 		if (!this._autoRefreshPerfDataCollectionHandle) {
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ export class MigrationStateModel implements Model, vscode.Disposable {
 							await page.refreshSkuRecommendationComponents();	// update timer
 						}
 					},
-					refreshIntervalInMs);
+					this.refreshPerfDataCollectionFrequency);
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ export class MigrationStateModel implements Model, vscode.Disposable {
 			}
 		}
 		catch (error) {
-			logError(TelemetryViews.DataCollectionWizard, 'RefreshDataCollectionFailed', error);
+			console.log(error);		// use console.log() instead of logError() to avoid spamming telemetry with this error, which can be frequent
 		}
 
 		return true;
diff --git a/extensions/sql-migration/src/wizard/skuRecommendationPage.ts b/extensions/sql-migration/src/wizard/skuRecommendationPage.ts
index 8f728b7aee..3913ecde96 100644
--- a/extensions/sql-migration/src/wizard/skuRecommendationPage.ts
+++ b/extensions/sql-migration/src/wizard/skuRecommendationPage.ts
@@ -556,12 +556,9 @@ export class SKURecommendationPage extends MigrationWizardPage {
 					// check if collector is still running
 					await this.migrationStateModel.refreshPerfDataCollection();
 					if (this.migrationStateModel._perfDataCollectionIsCollecting) {
-						// user started collecting data, and the collector is still running
-						const collectionStartTime = new Date(this.migrationStateModel._perfDataCollectionStartDate!);
-						const expectedRefreshTime = new Date(collectionStartTime.getTime() + this.migrationStateModel.refreshGetSkuRecommendationFrequency);
-						const timeLeft = Math.abs(new Date().getTime() - expectedRefreshTime.getTime());
-						await this.migrationStateModel.startSkuTimers(this, timeLeft);
-
+						// user started collecting data, ensure the collector is still running
+						await this.migrationStateModel.startSkuTimers(this);
+						await this.refreshSkuRecommendationComponents();
 					} else {
 						// user started collecting data, but collector is stopped
 						// set stop date to some date value