diff --git a/core/services/ocr2/plugins/ccip/ccipexec/ocr2.go b/core/services/ocr2/plugins/ccip/ccipexec/ocr2.go
index 7b4d75af31b..cd77fe49ad4 100644
--- a/core/services/ocr2/plugins/ccip/ccipexec/ocr2.go
+++ b/core/services/ocr2/plugins/ccip/ccipexec/ocr2.go
@@ -226,12 +226,49 @@ func (r *ExecutionReportingPlugin) getExecutableObservations(ctx context.Context
 				lggr.Infow("Execution batch created", "batchSize", len(batch), "messageStates", msgExecStates)
 				return batch, nil
 			}
-			r.commitRootsCache.Snooze(merkleRoot)
+			// Skip snoozing if we have token data delays but no serious processing errors
+			shouldSkipSnooze := shouldSkipSnoozeForTokenDataNotReady(msgExecStates)
+
+			if shouldSkipSnooze {
+				rootLggr.Infow("Skipping snooze - messages waiting for token data with no processing errors")
+			} else {
+				r.commitRootsCache.Snooze(merkleRoot)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	return []ccip.ObservedMessage{}, nil
 }
 
+// shouldSkipSnoozeForTokenDataNotReady checks if we should skip snoozing for token data not ready.
+// If there are token data delays but no serious processing errors, we skip snoozing.
+func shouldSkipSnoozeForTokenDataNotReady(msgExecStates []messageExecStatus) bool {
+	if len(msgExecStates) == 0 {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	hasTokenDataNotReady := false
+	hasProcessingErrors := false
+
+	harmlessStatuses := map[messageStatus]bool{
+		AlreadyExecuted:      true,
+		TokenDataNotReady:    true,
+		SkippedInflight:      true,
+		AddedToBatch:         true,
+		SuccesfullyValidated: true,
+	}
+
+	for _, state := range msgExecStates {
+		if state.Status == TokenDataNotReady {
+			hasTokenDataNotReady = true
+		}
+		if !harmlessStatuses[state.Status] {
+			hasProcessingErrors = true
+		}
+	}
+
+	return hasTokenDataNotReady && !hasProcessingErrors
+}
+
 // Calculates a map that indicates whether a sequence number has already been executed.
 // It doesn't matter if the execution succeeded, since we don't retry previous
 // attempts even if they failed. Value in the map indicates whether the log is finalized or not.
diff --git a/core/services/ocr2/plugins/ccip/ccipexec/ocr2_test.go b/core/services/ocr2/plugins/ccip/ccipexec/ocr2_test.go
index f01cf0b9458..66188d2e603 100644
--- a/core/services/ocr2/plugins/ccip/ccipexec/ocr2_test.go
+++ b/core/services/ocr2/plugins/ccip/ccipexec/ocr2_test.go
@@ -1475,3 +1475,74 @@ func TestExecutionReportingPlugin_getConsensusThreshold(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestExecutionReportingPlugin_SnoozeLogicWithTokenDataNotReady(t *testing.T) {
+	testCases := []struct {
+		name          string
+		msgExecStates []messageExecStatus
+		shouldSnooze  bool
+		description   string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "all messages have TokenDataNotReady - should NOT snooze",
+			msgExecStates: []messageExecStatus{
+				{SeqNr: 1, MessageId: "0x1", Status: TokenDataNotReady},
+				{SeqNr: 2, MessageId: "0x2", Status: TokenDataNotReady},
+				{SeqNr: 3, MessageId: "0x3", Status: TokenDataNotReady},
+			},
+			shouldSnooze: false,
+			description:  "When all messages are waiting for token data, retry quickly instead of snoozing",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "mixed harmless statuses including TokenDataNotReady - should NOT snooze",
+			msgExecStates: []messageExecStatus{
+				{SeqNr: 1, MessageId: "0x1", Status: TokenDataNotReady},
+				{SeqNr: 2, MessageId: "0x2", Status: AlreadyExecuted},
+				{SeqNr: 3, MessageId: "0x3", Status: TokenDataNotReady},
+			},
+			shouldSnooze: false,
+			description:  "When messages have only harmless issues including TokenDataNotReady, don't snooze",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "mixed statuses with processing errors - should snooze",
+			msgExecStates: []messageExecStatus{
+				{SeqNr: 1, MessageId: "0x1", Status: TokenDataNotReady},
+				{SeqNr: 2, MessageId: "0x2", Status: InvalidNonce},
+				{SeqNr: 3, MessageId: "0x3", Status: TokenDataNotReady},
+			},
+			shouldSnooze: true,
+			description:  "When messages have processing errors alongside TokenDataNotReady, snooze as before",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "no TokenDataNotReady statuses - should snooze",
+			msgExecStates: []messageExecStatus{
+				{SeqNr: 1, MessageId: "0x1", Status: AlreadyExecuted},
+				{SeqNr: 2, MessageId: "0x2", Status: InvalidNonce},
+				{SeqNr: 3, MessageId: "0x3", Status: InsufficientRemainingBatchGas},
+			},
+			shouldSnooze: true,
+			description:  "When messages have other issues, snooze as before",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "single message with TokenDataNotReady - should NOT snooze",
+			msgExecStates: []messageExecStatus{
+				{SeqNr: 1, MessageId: "0x1", Status: TokenDataNotReady},
+			},
+			shouldSnooze: false,
+			description:  "Single message waiting for token data should retry quickly",
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "empty message states - should snooze",
+			msgExecStates: []messageExecStatus{},
+			shouldSnooze:  true,
+			description:   "No messages means unknown issue, should snooze",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			shouldSkipSnooze := shouldSkipSnoozeForTokenDataNotReady(tc.msgExecStates)
+			require.Equal(t, tc.shouldSnooze, !shouldSkipSnooze)
+		})
+	}
+}