diff --git a/token_bot/token_database/database.py b/token_bot/token_database/database.py
index 77b4702..11be071 100644
--- a/token_bot/token_database/database.py
+++ b/token_bot/token_database/database.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import asyncio
 from typing import Dict, List
 
 import aiohttp
@@ -17,13 +18,16 @@ class Database:
 
         success = False
         tries = 0
+        backoff = 0.1
 
-        while not success and tries < 3:
+        while not success and tries <= 5:
+            if tries > 1:
+                await asyncio.sleep(backoff * tries)
             try:
                 return await self._external_call(url)
             except TokenHttpException:
                 tries += 1
-        return {}
+        raise TokenHttpException
 
     async def _external_call(self, url) -> Dict | List:
         async with self.session.get(url) as resp: