diff --git a/planetiler-core/src/main/java/com/onthegomap/planetiler/util/Wikidata.java b/planetiler-core/src/main/java/com/onthegomap/planetiler/util/Wikidata.java
index 04901f3c..398713b5 100644
--- a/planetiler-core/src/main/java/com/onthegomap/planetiler/util/Wikidata.java
+++ b/planetiler-core/src/main/java/com/onthegomap/planetiler/util/Wikidata.java
@@ -317,14 +317,7 @@ public class Wikidata {
           LOGGER.error("sparql query failed, exhausted retries: " + e);
           throw e;
         }
-        if (e.getMessage() != null && e.getMessage().contains("GOAWAY")) {
-          try {
-            LOGGER.debug("GOAWAY received, waiting {} ms to give server some room", config.httpRetryWait());
-            Thread.sleep(config.httpRetryWait());
-          } catch (InterruptedException e2) {
-            Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
-          }
-        }
+        Thread.sleep(config.httpRetryWait());
       }
     }