diff --git a/data/utilities/retryRequest.js b/data/utilities/retryRequest.js
index 891fdf3e..72b640ab 100644
--- a/data/utilities/retryRequest.js
+++ b/data/utilities/retryRequest.js
@@ -5,22 +5,28 @@ export default function retryRequest(requestFunction, ...args) {
   let waitTime = 1
 
   const request = async () => {
+
+    let ret
+
     try {
 
-      return requestFunction(...args)
+      ret = await requestFunction(...args)
 
     } catch (e) {
 
-      if (e.response?.status == 429) {
+      if (e.response.status == 429) {
         waitTime *= 2
         console.warn(`\nHit rate limit. Retrying after ${ waitTime }ms.`)
         await setTimeout(waitTime)
-        return request()
+        ret = await request()
+      } else {
+        throw e
       }
 
-      throw e
-
     }
+
+    return ret
+
   }
 
   return request()