diff --git a/animepahe/animepahe.js b/animepahe/animepahe.js
index 29c292f..af6354d 100644
--- a/animepahe/animepahe.js
+++ b/animepahe/animepahe.js
@@ -236,14 +236,9 @@ class DdosGuardInterceptor {
                 }
                 
                 retries++;
-                if (retries < maxRetries) {
-                    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 500));
-                }
             } catch (e) {
                 retries++;
-                if (retries < maxRetries) {
-                    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 500));
-                } else {
+                if (retries >= maxRetries) {
                     throw e;
                 }
             }