diff --git a/regexes.dhall b/regexes.dhall
index ef9eb71..c56e92d 100644
--- a/regexes.dhall
+++ b/regexes.dhall
@@ -22,4 +22,5 @@ in  [ Rule::{ regex = "(n|z)igg(er|a)", why = "racism" }
     , Rule::{ regex = "fat trixie", why = "icjb" }
     , Rule::{ regex = "soros", why = "conspiracy theories" }
     , Rule::{ regex = "(foal|loli)con", why = "illegal stuff" }
+    , Rule::{ regex = "cuck", why = "slur" }
     ]
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index e6ef753..b3b49ee 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
         cfg.furbooru_api_key.clone(),
     )?;
     log::info!("listening on the firehose");
+    let mut tries: u64 = 0;
 
     loop {
         if let Err(why) = cli
@@ -260,6 +261,13 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
                 cfg.discord_webhook_url.clone(),
                 Body::new(format!("firehose error:\n```\n{:#?}\n```", why))
             ).await?;
+
+            std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(tries * 1000));
+            if tries == 5 {
+                return Err(why);
+            }
+
+            tries = tries + 1;
         }
     }
 }