diff --git a/CHANGES/974.bugfix b/CHANGES/974.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2bfd9bedb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGES/974.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixed an HTTP 404 response during sync from registry.redhat.io.
diff --git a/pulp_container/app/downloaders.py b/pulp_container/app/downloaders.py
index 28d5c1677..0553bc672 100644
--- a/pulp_container/app/downloaders.py
+++ b/pulp_container/app/downloaders.py
@@ -78,12 +78,12 @@ async def _run(self, handle_401=True, extra_data=None):
 
                             self.registry_auth["bearer"] = None
                             await self.update_token(response_auth_header, this_token, repo_name)
-                        return await self._run(handle_401=False)
+                        return await self._run(handle_401=False, extra_data=extra_data)
                     elif "Basic" in response_auth_header:
                         if self.remote.username:
                             basic = aiohttp.BasicAuth(self.remote.username, self.remote.password)
                             self.registry_auth["basic"] = basic.encode()
-                        return await self._run(handle_401=False)
+                        return await self._run(handle_401=False, extra_data=extra_data)
                 else:
                     raise
             to_return = await self._handle_response(response)