diff --git a/app/celery/provider_tasks.py b/app/celery/provider_tasks.py
index b0df268b3..48f5ea2fb 100644
--- a/app/celery/provider_tasks.py
+++ b/app/celery/provider_tasks.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from sqlalchemy.orm.exc import NoResultFound
 from app import notify_celery
 from app.dao import notifications_dao
 from app.dao.notifications_dao import update_notification_status_by_id
+from app.dao.provider_details_dao import dao_toggle_sms_provider
 from app.statsd_decorators import statsd
 from app.delivery import send_to_providers
 
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ def deliver_sms(self, notification_id):
         send_to_providers.send_sms_to_provider(notification)
     except Exception as e:
         try:
+            dao_toggle_sms_provider()
             current_app.logger.exception(
                 "RETRY: SMS notification {} failed".format(notification_id)
             )
diff --git a/tests/app/celery/test_provider_tasks.py b/tests/app/celery/test_provider_tasks.py
index 7271e9a4c..c9f5c29d9 100644
--- a/tests/app/celery/test_provider_tasks.py
+++ b/tests/app/celery/test_provider_tasks.py
@@ -121,3 +121,13 @@ def test_should_technical_error_and_not_retry_if_invalid_email(sample_notificati
 
     assert provider_tasks.deliver_email.retry.called is False
     assert sample_notification.status == 'technical-failure'
+
+
+def test_send_sms_should_switch_providers_on_provider_failure(sample_notification, mocker):
+    mocker.patch('app.delivery.send_to_providers.send_sms_to_provider', side_effect=Exception("Provider Exception"))
+    switch_provider_mock = mocker.patch('app.celery.provider_tasks.dao_toggle_sms_provider')
+    mocker.patch('app.celery.provider_tasks.deliver_sms.retry')
+
+    deliver_sms(sample_notification.service_id)
+
+    assert switch_provider_mock.called is True