diff --git a/resources/lib/PlexAPI.py b/resources/lib/PlexAPI.py
index e6c582b2..3c0543ca 100644
--- a/resources/lib/PlexAPI.py
+++ b/resources/lib/PlexAPI.py
@@ -375,11 +375,13 @@ class PlexAPI():
                             "Header: %s  Error message: %s"
                             % (url, header, e), 0)
                 count += 1
+                xbmc.sleep(1000)
                 continue
             except requests.exceptions.ReadTimeout:
                 self.logMsg("Server timeout reached for Url %s with header %s"
                             % (url, header), 0)
                 count += 1
+                xbmc.sleep(1000)
                 continue
             else:
                 result = answer.status_code