diff --git a/src/discordstate.cpp b/src/discordstate.cpp
index 3aa0badf..602ddf32 100644
--- a/src/discordstate.cpp
+++ b/src/discordstate.cpp
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ int DiscordState::update()
         }
         return rc;
     }
-    
+    if (time(0) % 5 != 0) return -1;
     return discordTryConnect(p);
 }