diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index b5e7d34..2745e66 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ Example data object:
 					console.log(`${colors.yellow("[WARN]")} Failed to send message to ${channel.guild.name}/${channel.name} (${channel.guild.id}/${channel.id})`);
 					if (errCount < 3) {
 						errCount++;
-						setTimeout(sendMessage, 5000); // Retry after 5 seconds
+						setTimeout(sendMessage, 5000 * errCount); // Retry after 5 seconds
 					} else {
 						const logChannel = discord.guilds.cache.get(config.discord.mainGuild).channels.cache.get(config.discord.logChannel);
 						logChannel.send({
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ Example data object:
 					console.log(`${colors.yellow("[WARN]")} Failed to send message to ${user.tag} (${user.id})`);
 					if (errCount < 3) {
 						errCount++;
-						setTimeout(sendMessage, 5000); // Retry after 5 seconds
+						setTimeout(sendMessage, 5000 * errCount); // Retry after 5 seconds
 					} else {
 						const logChannel = discord.guilds.cache.get(config.discord.mainGuild).channels.cache.get(config.discord.logChannel);
 						logChannel.send({