diff --git a/pkg/storygraph/client.go b/pkg/storygraph/client.go
index 5bc4393..79dc232 100644
--- a/pkg/storygraph/client.go
+++ b/pkg/storygraph/client.go
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func GetLatestBooks() (map[string]*Book, error) {
 func getRating(bookID string) string {
 	resp, err := c.Get(fmt.Sprintf("https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/%s/community_reviews", bookID))
 	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Println("Error fetching book rating:", resp.StatusCode)
+		fmt.Println("Error fetching book rating:", err)
 		return "0.0"
 	}
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
diff --git a/pkg/storygraph/http.go b/pkg/storygraph/http.go
index 2c0ea07..4c1f55f 100644
--- a/pkg/storygraph/http.go
+++ b/pkg/storygraph/http.go
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ func (h *HTTPClient) Get(url string) (*http.Response, error) {
 		if resp.StatusCode == 429 {
 			fmt.Println("Rate limit exceeded, retrying...")
 			h.retries--
+			time.Sleep(30 * time.Second)
 			continue
 		}