diff --git a/deck/llm.py b/deck/llm.py
index c9cfc55..6b26df4 100644
--- a/deck/llm.py
+++ b/deck/llm.py
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 # Supports external config files and multiple providers
 # Created by Luxferre in 2025, released into public domain
 
-import json
+import json, re
+from deck.time import *
 
 # init requests library in a platform-agnostic way
 requests = None
@@ -82,6 +83,32 @@ class LLMChat:
     self.messages = [{"role": "system", "content": self.config.get('system_prompt', '')}]
     return (True, "Context cleared")
 
+  def guarded_post(url, headers={}, payload={}):
+    """
+    Performs a POST request trying to bypass possible 429 errors with heuristics.
+    """
+    response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=payload)
+    if response.status_code == 429:
+      restext = response.text
+      try:
+        resdata = response.json()
+        restext = data['error']['message']
+      except:
+        pass
+      response.close()
+      # try and parse something like "please wait for 0.1 seconds"
+      sleeptime = 1.0
+      try:
+        sleeptime = float(re.search(r'\d+\.\d+', restext).group(0))
+      except:
+        pass
+      time.sleep(sleeptime)
+      return guarded_post(url, headers, payload)
+    else:
+      data = response.json()
+      response.close()
+      return data
+
   def get_completion(self, user_input):
     """
     Sends request to LLM.
@@ -101,7 +128,7 @@ class LLMChat:
     url = f"{self.provider.get('base_url').rstrip('/')}/chat/completions"
  
     try:
-      response = requests.post(url, headers=self.headers, json=payload)
+      response = guarded_post(url, self.headers, payload)
       data = response.json()
       response.close() # Important for CircuitPython memory
       bot_content = data['choices'][0]['message']['content']