diff --git a/config.example.yml b/config.example.yml
index b3dc261..b7b504c 100644
--- a/config.example.yml
+++ b/config.example.yml
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ host: "[::]" # do not change this if you are running it inside a docker containe
 port: 9999 # do not change this if you are running it inside a docker container
 concurrent_workers: 200
 check_for_changes_every_secs: 15
+# reliability configs
 unrestrict_workers: 10 # since unrestricting has a different rate limit, use a different worker pool. decrease this if you are getting 429s
 release_unrestrict_after_ms: 100 # wait time for every unrestrict worker to be released. increase this if you are getting 429s
+rate_limit_sleep_secs: 6 # wait time after getting a 429 from Real-Debrid API
 
 enable_repair: true # BEWARE! THERE CAN ONLY BE 1 INSTANCE OF ZURG THAT SHOULD REPAIR YOUR TORRENTS
 retain_folder_name_extension: false # if true, zurg won't modify the filenames from real-debrid
diff --git a/internal/config/types.go b/internal/config/types.go
index 5d31034..be9888f 100644
--- a/internal/config/types.go
+++ b/internal/config/types.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ type ConfigInterface interface {
 	ShouldForceIPv6() bool
 	GetUnrestrictWorkers() int
 	GetReleaseUnrestrictAfterMs() int
+	GetRateLimitSleepSeconds() int
 }
 
 type ZurgConfig struct {
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ type ZurgConfig struct {
 	NumOfWorkers              int      `yaml:"concurrent_workers"`
 	UnrestrictWorkers         int      `yaml:"unrestrict_workers"`
 	ReleaseUnrestrictAfterMs  int      `yaml:"release_unrestrict_after_ms"`
+	RateLimitSleepSeconds     int      `yaml:"rate_limit_sleep_secs"`
 	RefreshEverySeconds       int      `yaml:"check_for_changes_every_secs"`
 	CanRepair                 bool     `yaml:"enable_repair"`
 	OnLibraryUpdate           string   `yaml:"on_library_update"`
@@ -135,3 +137,10 @@ func (z *ZurgConfig) GetReleaseUnrestrictAfterMs() int {
 	}
 	return z.ReleaseUnrestrictAfterMs
 }
+
+func (z *ZurgConfig) GetRateLimitSleepSeconds() int {
+	if z.RateLimitSleepSeconds == 0 {
+		return 4
+	}
+	return z.RateLimitSleepSeconds
+}
diff --git a/pkg/http/client.go b/pkg/http/client.go
index f254136..b4ad99b 100644
--- a/pkg/http/client.go
+++ b/pkg/http/client.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func (r *HTTPClient) Do(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 			return resp, err
 		} else {
 			if val == 0 {
-				time.Sleep(8 * time.Second) // extra delay
+				time.Sleep(time.Duration(r.config.GetRateLimitSleepSeconds()) * time.Second) // extra delay
 			} else {
 				attempt += val
 				if attempt > r.MaxRetries {