diff --git a/src/core/network/qgsblockingnetworkrequest.cpp b/src/core/network/qgsblockingnetworkrequest.cpp
index c80e28630e9a..a99c945f24b5 100644
--- a/src/core/network/qgsblockingnetworkrequest.cpp
+++ b/src/core/network/qgsblockingnetworkrequest.cpp
@@ -213,13 +213,19 @@ QgsBlockingNetworkRequest::ErrorCode QgsBlockingNetworkRequest::doRequest( QgsBl
         // note that we don't need to handle waking this thread back up - that's done automatically by QgsNetworkAccessManager
       };
 
+      QMetaObject::Connection authRequestConnection;
+      QMetaObject::Connection proxyAuthenticationConnection;
+#ifndef QT_NO_SSL
+      QMetaObject::Connection sslErrorsConnection;
+#endif
+
       if ( requestMadeFromMainThread )
       {
-        connect( QgsNetworkAccessManager::instance(), &QgsNetworkAccessManager::authRequestOccurred, this, resumeMainThread, Qt::DirectConnection );
-        connect( QgsNetworkAccessManager::instance(), &QgsNetworkAccessManager::proxyAuthenticationRequired, this, resumeMainThread, Qt::DirectConnection );
+        authRequestConnection = connect( QgsNetworkAccessManager::instance(), &QgsNetworkAccessManager::authRequestOccurred, this, resumeMainThread, Qt::DirectConnection );
+        proxyAuthenticationConnection = connect( QgsNetworkAccessManager::instance(), &QgsNetworkAccessManager::proxyAuthenticationRequired, this, resumeMainThread, Qt::DirectConnection );
 
 #ifndef QT_NO_SSL
-        connect( QgsNetworkAccessManager::instance(), &QgsNetworkAccessManager::sslErrorsOccurred, this, resumeMainThread, Qt::DirectConnection );
+        sslErrorsConnection = connect( QgsNetworkAccessManager::instance(), &QgsNetworkAccessManager::sslErrorsOccurred, this, resumeMainThread, Qt::DirectConnection );
 #endif
       }
       QEventLoop loop;
@@ -229,6 +235,16 @@ QgsBlockingNetworkRequest::ErrorCode QgsBlockingNetworkRequest::doRequest( QgsBl
       connect( qApp, &QCoreApplication::aboutToQuit, &loop, &QEventLoop::quit, Qt::DirectConnection );
       connect( this, &QgsBlockingNetworkRequest::finished, &loop, &QEventLoop::quit, Qt::DirectConnection );
       loop.exec();
+
+      if ( requestMadeFromMainThread )
+      {
+        // event loop exited - need to disconnect as to not leave functor hanging to receive signals in future
+        disconnect( authRequestConnection );
+        disconnect( proxyAuthenticationConnection );
+#ifndef QT_NO_SSL
+        disconnect( sslErrorsConnection );
+#endif
+      }
     }
 
     if ( requestMadeFromMainThread )
diff --git a/src/providers/wfs/qgsbasenetworkrequest.cpp b/src/providers/wfs/qgsbasenetworkrequest.cpp
index 31a5aa0c3c21..73e4201ff9b0 100644
--- a/src/providers/wfs/qgsbasenetworkrequest.cpp
+++ b/src/providers/wfs/qgsbasenetworkrequest.cpp
@@ -306,15 +306,22 @@ bool QgsBaseNetworkRequest::issueRequest( QNetworkRequest &request, const QByteA
           // note that we don't need to handle waking this thread back up - that's done automatically by QgsNetworkAccessManager
         };
 
-        connect( QgsNetworkAccessManager::instance(), &QgsNetworkAccessManager::authRequestOccurred, this, resumeMainThread, Qt::DirectConnection );
-        connect( QgsNetworkAccessManager::instance(), &QgsNetworkAccessManager::proxyAuthenticationRequired, this, resumeMainThread, Qt::DirectConnection );
-
+        QMetaObject::Connection authRequestConnection = connect( QgsNetworkAccessManager::instance(), &QgsNetworkAccessManager::authRequestOccurred, this, resumeMainThread, Qt::DirectConnection );
+        QMetaObject::Connection proxyAuthenticationConnection = connect( QgsNetworkAccessManager::instance(), &QgsNetworkAccessManager::proxyAuthenticationRequired, this, resumeMainThread, Qt::DirectConnection );
 #ifndef QT_NO_SSL
-        connect( QgsNetworkAccessManager::instance(), &QgsNetworkAccessManager::sslErrorsOccurred, this, resumeMainThread, Qt::DirectConnection );
+        QMetaObject::Connection sslErrorConnection = connect( QgsNetworkAccessManager::instance(), &QgsNetworkAccessManager::sslErrorsOccurred, this, resumeMainThread, Qt::DirectConnection );
 #endif
+
         QEventLoop loop;
         connect( this, &QgsBaseNetworkRequest::downloadFinished, &loop, &QEventLoop::quit, Qt::DirectConnection );
         loop.exec();
+
+        // event loop exited - need to disconnect as to not leave functor hanging to receive signals in future
+        disconnect( authRequestConnection );
+        disconnect( proxyAuthenticationConnection );
+#ifndef QT_NO_SSL
+        disconnect( sslErrorConnection );
+#endif
       }
     }
     waitConditionMutex.lock();