diff --git a/src/curl.cpp b/src/curl.cpp
index d93d0e7..3ad7e6c 100644
--- a/src/curl.cpp
+++ b/src/curl.cpp
@@ -2688,6 +2688,7 @@ int S3fsCurl::RequestPerform(bool dontAddAuthHeaders /*=false*/)
                         result = -ENOTSUP;
                         break;
 
+                    case 429:
                     case 500:
                     case 503: {
                         S3FS_PRN_INFO3("HTTP response code %ld was returned, slowing down", responseCode);