diff --git a/lendingbot.py b/lendingbot.py
index 00f6be30..179b795e 100755
--- a/lendingbot.py
+++ b/lendingbot.py
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ def new_getaddrinfo(*urlargs):
                 log.log_error('IP has been banned due to many requests. Sleeping for {} seconds'.format(sum_sleep))
                 if Config.has_option('MarketAnalysis', 'analyseCurrencies'):
                     if api.req_period <= api.default_req_period * 1.5:
-                        api.req_period += 3
+                        api.req_period += 1000
                     if Config.getboolean('MarketAnalysis', 'ma_debug_log'):
                         print("Caught ERR_RATE_LIMIT, sleeping capture and increasing request delay. Current"
                               " {0}ms".format(api.req_period))
diff --git a/modules/Bitfinex.py b/modules/Bitfinex.py
index ebf151ba..9ec0a101 100644
--- a/modules/Bitfinex.py
+++ b/modules/Bitfinex.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def __init__(self, cfg, log):
         self.log = log
         self.lock = threading.RLock()
         self.req_per_period = 1
-        self.default_req_period = 1000  # milliseconds, 1000 = 60/min
+        self.default_req_period = 5000  # milliseconds, 1000 = 60/min
         self.req_period = self.default_req_period
         self.req_time_log = RingBuffer(self.req_per_period)
         self.url = 'https://api.bitfinex.com'
diff --git a/modules/ExchangeApi.py b/modules/ExchangeApi.py
index 939c8bee..ce0570cc 100644
--- a/modules/ExchangeApi.py
+++ b/modules/ExchangeApi.py
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ def limit_request_rate(self):
 
     @abc.abstractmethod
     def increase_request_timer(self):
-        if self.req_period <= self.default_req_period * 1.5:
-            self.req_period += 3
+        if self.req_period <= self.default_req_period * 3.0:
+            self.req_period += 500
 
     @abc.abstractmethod
     def decrease_request_timer(self):
diff --git a/modules/MarketAnalysis.py b/modules/MarketAnalysis.py
index 05ff8321..0fe7ed98 100644
--- a/modules/MarketAnalysis.py
+++ b/modules/MarketAnalysis.py
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ def __init__(self, config, api):
                 except Exception as cur_ex:
                     raise Exception("ERROR: You entered an incorrect currency: '{0}' to analyse the market of, please "
                                     "check your settings. Error message: {1}".format(currency, cur_ex))
+                time.sleep(2)
 
     def run(self):
         """
@@ -182,6 +183,7 @@ def update_market_thread(self, cur, levels=None):
                     market_data.append("0.1")
             market_data.append('0')  # Percentile field not being filled yet.
             self.insert_into_db(db_con, market_data)
+            time.sleep(5)
 
     def insert_into_db(self, db_con, market_data, levels=None):
             if levels is None:
diff --git a/plugins/Charts.py b/plugins/Charts.py
index 70f0a1c7..7f9a90b3 100644
--- a/plugins/Charts.py
+++ b/plugins/Charts.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ def before_lending(self):
 
     def after_lending(self):
         if self.get_db_version() > 0 and self.last_dump + self.dump_interval < sqlite3.time.time():
+            self.log.log("Dumping Charts Data")
             self.dump_history()
             self.last_dump = sqlite3.time.time()