diff --git a/src/client/retry.rs b/src/client/retry.rs
index b6097d92..7847aeed 100644
--- a/src/client/retry.rs
+++ b/src/client/retry.rs
@@ -396,6 +396,7 @@ impl RetryableRequest {
                         let status = r.status();
                         if ctx.exhausted()
                             || !(status.is_server_error()
+                                || status == StatusCode::TOO_MANY_REQUESTS
                                 || (self.retry_on_conflict && status == StatusCode::CONFLICT))
                         {
                             let source = match status.is_client_error() {