diff --git a/DiscordDelete/Program.cs b/DiscordDelete/Program.cs
index 44440b6..3ac9cd8 100644
--- a/DiscordDelete/Program.cs
+++ b/DiscordDelete/Program.cs
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ int finalCode = await CommandLine
                 );
                 message.LastHttpCode = (int)response.StatusCode;
 
+                if (response.StatusCode == System.Net.HttpStatusCode.TooManyRequests)
+                {
+                    Console.WriteLine("Too many requests. Sleeping for extra 20 seconds.");
+                    await Task.Delay(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(20));
+                }
+
                 db.Update(message);
                 await db.SaveChangesAsync();