diff --git a/nun.go b/nun.go
index 6a14ba4..62e1d0c 100644
--- a/nun.go
+++ b/nun.go
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ func (n *nunWatch) Main() {
 				log.Fatal("fail count too high; ending loop")
 				return
 			}
+			if n.fail > 3 {
+				log.Println("over three failures, increasing tick time to 5 minutes")
+				ticker.Reset(5 * time.Minute)
+				continue
+			}
 			newPost, err := getNewestPost("LittleNuns")
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Printf("error getting newest post: %v", err)
@@ -38,7 +43,11 @@ func (n *nunWatch) Main() {
 				n.fail++
 				continue
 			}
-			n.fail = 0
+			if n.fail != 0 {
+				n.fail = 0
+				ticker.Reset(30 * time.Second)
+			}
+
 			if n.curPost.Title != newPost.Title {
 				n.curPost = newPost
 				roomResp, err := n.client.JoinedRooms()