diff --git a/src/apiutils.nim b/src/apiutils.nim
index 1da971a..ffdf31d 100644
--- a/src/apiutils.nim
+++ b/src/apiutils.nim
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ template fetchImpl(result, fetchBody) {.dirty.} =
 
       getContent()
 
+    if resp.status == $Http429:
+      raise rateLimitError()
+
       if resp.status == $Http503:
         badClient = true
         raise newException(BadClientError, "Bad client")