diff --git a/td.go b/td.go
index 31d7cf2..60bfff9 100644
--- a/td.go
+++ b/td.go
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ func getHistory(c *tdlib.Client, chatID64 *int64, senderUserID64 *int64) {
 			if err.Error() == "timeout" {
 				logOnError(err, "Waiting...")
 				fmt.Printf("Waiting : %d messages retrieved out of %d dating back %s ...\n", msgCount, msgParsed, lastParsedTime.Format(time.RFC3339))
+				time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
 			} else {
 				logOnError(err, "Cannot get history")
 				lastParsedID64 = -1