diff --git a/src/execution.ts b/src/execution.ts
index fec4160..8879b00 100644
--- a/src/execution.ts
+++ b/src/execution.ts
@@ -349,6 +349,7 @@ async function executeFromQueue(channel: string) {
     else errorText = "";
     if (Axios.isAxiosError(e) && e.code?.match(/^5..$/) && channelQueue.tries < 3) {
       channelQueue.tries++;
+      await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 2000)); // pause for 2 seconds before retrying
       return executeFromQueue(channel);
     }