diff --git a/src/client/rest/handlers/RequestHandler.js b/src/client/rest/handlers/RequestHandler.js
index e5dfcebe9..d89c5b4a0 100644
--- a/src/client/rest/handlers/RequestHandler.js
+++ b/src/client/rest/handlers/RequestHandler.js
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ class RequestHandler {
           if (err.status === 429) {
             this.queue.unshift(item);
             finish(Number(res.headers['retry-after']) + this.client.options.restTimeOffset);
+          } else if (err.status === 500) {
+            this.queue.unshift(item);
+            finish(1e3 + this.client.options.restTimeOffset);
           } else {
             item.reject(err.status >= 400 && err.status < 500 ? new DiscordAPIError(res.request.path, res.body) : err);
             finish();