diff --git a/fastapi_azure_auth/openid_config.py b/fastapi_azure_auth/openid_config.py
index 470fc4a..da9933c 100644
--- a/fastapi_azure_auth/openid_config.py
+++ b/fastapi_azure_auth/openid_config.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import logging
+from asyncio import Lock
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, List, Optional
 
@@ -11,6 +12,8 @@
 
 log = logging.getLogger('fastapi_azure_auth')
 
+refresh_lock: Lock = Lock()
+
 
 class OpenIdConfig:
     def __init__(
@@ -35,24 +38,25 @@ async def load_config(self) -> None:
         """
         Loads config from the Intility openid-config endpoint if it's over 24 hours old (or don't exist)
         """
-        refresh_time = datetime.now() - timedelta(hours=24)
-        if not self._config_timestamp or self._config_timestamp < refresh_time:
-            try:
-                log.debug('Loading Azure Entra ID OpenID configuration.')
-                await self._load_openid_config()
-                self._config_timestamp = datetime.now()
-            except Exception as error:
-                log.exception('Unable to fetch OpenID configuration from Azure Entra ID. Error: %s', error)
-                # We can't fetch an up to date openid-config, so authentication will not work.
-                if self._config_timestamp:
-                    raise HTTPException(
-                        status_code=status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED,
-                        detail='Connection to Azure Entra ID is down. Unable to fetch provider configuration',
-                        headers={'WWW-Authenticate': 'Bearer'},
-                    ) from error
-
-                else:
-                    raise RuntimeError(f'Unable to fetch provider information. {error}') from error
+        async with refresh_lock:
+            refresh_time = datetime.now() - timedelta(hours=24)
+            if not self._config_timestamp or self._config_timestamp < refresh_time:
+                try:
+                    log.debug('Loading Azure Entra ID OpenID configuration.')
+                    await self._load_openid_config()
+                    self._config_timestamp = datetime.now()
+                except Exception as error:
+                    log.exception('Unable to fetch OpenID configuration from Azure Entra ID. Error: %s', error)
+                    # We can't fetch an up to date openid-config, so authentication will not work.
+                    if self._config_timestamp:
+                        raise HTTPException(
+                            status_code=status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED,
+                            detail='Connection to Azure Entra ID is down. Unable to fetch provider configuration',
+                            headers={'WWW-Authenticate': 'Bearer'},
+                        ) from error
+
+                    else:
+                        raise RuntimeError(f'Unable to fetch provider information. {error}') from error
 
             log.info('fastapi-azure-auth loaded settings from Azure Entra ID.')
             log.info('authorization endpoint: %s', self.authorization_endpoint)
diff --git a/tests/test_provider_config.py b/tests/test_provider_config.py
index 757f0c5..d619f23 100644
--- a/tests/test_provider_config.py
+++ b/tests/test_provider_config.py
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
+import asyncio
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 
+import httpx
 import pytest
+import respx
 from asgi_lifespan import LifespanManager
 from demo_project.api.dependencies import azure_scheme
 from demo_project.main import app
 from httpx import AsyncClient
-from tests.utils import build_access_token, build_openid_keys, openid_configuration
+from tests.utils import build_access_token, build_openid_keys, keys_url, openid_config_url, openid_configuration
 
 from fastapi_azure_auth.openid_config import OpenIdConfig
 
@@ -64,3 +67,28 @@ async def test_custom_config_id(respx_mock):
     )
     await openid_config.load_config()
     assert len(openid_config.signing_keys) == 2
+
+
+async def test_concurrent_refresh_requests():
+    """Test that concurrent refreshes are handled correctly"""
+    with respx.mock(assert_all_called=True) as mock:
+
+        async def slow_config_response(*args, **kwargs):
+            await asyncio.sleep(0.2)
+            return httpx.Response(200, json=openid_configuration())
+
+        async def slow_keys_response(*args, **kwargs):
+            await asyncio.sleep(0.2)
+            return httpx.Response(200, json=build_openid_keys())
+
+        config_route = mock.get(openid_config_url()).mock(side_effect=slow_config_response)
+        keys_route = mock.get(keys_url()).mock(side_effect=slow_keys_response)
+
+        azure_scheme.openid_config._config_timestamp = None
+
+        tasks = [azure_scheme.openid_config.load_config() for _ in range(5)]
+        await asyncio.gather(*tasks)
+
+        assert len(config_route.calls) == 1, "Config endpoint called multiple times"
+        assert len(keys_route.calls) == 1, "Keys endpoint called multiple times"
+        assert len(azure_scheme.openid_config.signing_keys) == 2