diff --git a/classes/models/FrmSalesApi.php b/classes/models/FrmSalesApi.php
index 0951028a10..dd7e18d6e9 100644
--- a/classes/models/FrmSalesApi.php
+++ b/classes/models/FrmSalesApi.php
@@ -69,6 +69,22 @@ protected function api_url() {
 		return 'https://plapi.formidableforms.com/sales/';
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * If the last check was a rate limit, we'll need to check again sooner.
+	 *
+	 * @since x.x
+	 *
+	 * @param array $addons
+	 *
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	protected function get_cache_timeout( $addons ) {
+		if ( isset( $addons['response_code'] ) && 429 === $addons['response_code'] ) {
+			return '+1 hour';
+		}
+		return $this->cache_timeout;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @since 6.17
 	 *