diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 43a93701..2d3d8023 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM python:3.12.1-alpine3.18 as base
+FROM python:3.13.0a4-alpine3.18 as base
 
 FROM base as builder
 WORKDIR /app
diff --git a/src/requirements.txt b/src/requirements.txt
index e26a13f0..d46d6535 100644
--- a/src/requirements.txt
+++ b/src/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 kubernetes==28.1.0
 requests==2.31.0
 python-json-logger==2.0.7
-logfmter==0.0.6
-argparse==1.4.0
\ No newline at end of file
+logfmter==0.0.7
+argparse==1.4.0
diff --git a/src/resources.py b/src/resources.py
index b3dfe426..ca3533f1 100755
--- a/src/resources.py
+++ b/src/resources.py
@@ -365,8 +365,6 @@ def _watch_resource_iterator(label, label_value, target_folder, request_url, req
 def _watch_resource_loop(mode, *args):
     while True:
         try:
-            # Always wait to slow down the loop in case of exceptions
-            sleep(int(os.getenv("ERROR_THROTTLE_SLEEP", 5)))
             if mode == "SLEEP":
                 list_resources(*args)
                 sleep(int(os.getenv("SLEEP_TIME", 60)))
@@ -379,11 +377,14 @@ def _watch_resource_loop(mode, *args):
                 raise
         except ProtocolError as e:
             logger.error(f"ProtocolError when calling kubernetes: {e}\n")
+            sleep(int(os.getenv("ERROR_THROTTLE_SLEEP", 5)))
         except MaxRetryError as e:
             logger.error(f"MaxRetryError when calling kubernetes: {e}\n")
+            sleep(int(os.getenv("ERROR_THROTTLE_SLEEP", 5)))
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(f"Received unknown exception: {e}\n")
             traceback.print_exc()
+            sleep(int(os.getenv("ERROR_THROTTLE_SLEEP", 5)))
 
 
 def watch_for_changes(mode, label, label_value, target_folder, request_url, request_method, request_payload,