diff --git a/utils/queues.py b/utils/queues.py
index 10278b5..dc0f219 100644
--- a/utils/queues.py
+++ b/utils/queues.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ class TasksHandlerMixin:
                 response = requests.get(f'{QUEUES_URL}/api/v1/take', headers={'queue': self.queue_name}).json()
             except requests.JSONDecodeError:
                 print('Unable to decode json')
+                time.sleep(3)
                 continue
             task = response.get('task')
             if not task: