diff --git a/hexlib/misc.py b/hexlib/misc.py
index 127aaf7..a2583bd 100644
--- a/hexlib/misc.py
+++ b/hexlib/misc.py
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@ import time
 from threading import Lock
 
 import atexit
+from time import sleep
+
 import siphash
 
 last_time_called = dict()
 
 
-def retry(attempts, callback=None):
+def retry(attempts, callback=None, retry_sleep=0):
     def decorate(func):
         def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
             retries = attempts
@@ -20,6 +22,7 @@ def retry(attempts, callback=None):
                     if callback:
                         callback(e)
                     retries -= 1
+                    sleep(retry_sleep)
         return wrapper
     return decorate
 
diff --git a/hexlib/web.py b/hexlib/web.py
index 1624df7..ee0e95f 100644
--- a/hexlib/web.py
+++ b/hexlib/web.py
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ def download_file(url, destination, session=None, headers=None, overwrite=False,
 
 
 class Web:
-    def __init__(self, proxy=None, rps=1, retries=3, logger=None, cookie_file=None, retry_codes=None, session=None,
+    def __init__(self, proxy=None, rps=1, retries=3, retry_sleep=0, logger=None, cookie_file=None, retry_codes=None, session=None,
                  ua=None):
         self._cookie_file = cookie_file
         self._proxy = proxy
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ class Web:
             }
 
         @rate_limit(rps)
-        @retry(retries, callback=self._error_callback)
+        @retry(retries, callback=self._error_callback, retry_sleep=retry_sleep)
         def get(url, **kwargs):
             self._current_req = "GET", url, kwargs
             r = self._session.get(url, **kwargs)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 21996b1..ce03442 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from setuptools import setup
 
 setup(
     name="hexlib",
-    version="1.36",
+    version="1.37",
     description="Misc utility methods",
     author="simon987",
     author_email="me@simon987.net",