From a34252dedabb87f5d7d64b44c904f9749fd738d4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dylan De Faoite <dylanseandefaoite@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2026 22:55:28 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Add response code 500 error handling in reddit api

---
 connectors/reddit_api.py | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/connectors/reddit_api.py b/connectors/reddit_api.py
index 661e3fb..8a3dd0b 100644
--- a/connectors/reddit_api.py
+++ b/connectors/reddit_api.py
@@ -162,6 +162,12 @@ class RedditAPI:
                     backoff *= 2
                     continue
 
+                if response.status_code == 500:
+                    logger.warning("Server error from Reddit API. Retrying...")
+                    time.sleep(backoff)
+                    backoff *= 2
+                    continue
+
                 response.raise_for_status()
                 return response.json()
             except requests.RequestException as e: