diff --git a/src/auto_archiver/modules/instagram_tbot_extractor/instagram_tbot_extractor.py b/src/auto_archiver/modules/instagram_tbot_extractor/instagram_tbot_extractor.py
index 4404d07..1416da9 100644
--- a/src/auto_archiver/modules/instagram_tbot_extractor/instagram_tbot_extractor.py
+++ b/src/auto_archiver/modules/instagram_tbot_extractor/instagram_tbot_extractor.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class InstagramTbotExtractor(Extractor):
         message = ""
         time.sleep(3)
         # media is added before text by the bot so it can be used as a stop-logic mechanism
-        while attempts < (self.timeout - 3) and (not message or not len(seen_media)):
+        while attempts < max(self.timeout - 3, 3) and (not message or not len(seen_media)):
             attempts += 1
             time.sleep(1)
             for post in self.client.iter_messages(chat, min_id=since_id):