diff --git a/api/esplora/esploraAPiProvider.ts b/api/esplora/esploraAPiProvider.ts
index 0dfd36ea..0632213f 100644
--- a/api/esplora/esploraAPiProvider.ts
+++ b/api/esplora/esploraAPiProvider.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import axios, { AxiosInstance, AxiosRequestConfig } from 'axios';
-import rateLimit from 'axios-rate-limit';
 import axiosRetry from 'axios-retry';
 import { XVERSE_BTC_BASE_URI_MAINNET, XVERSE_BTC_BASE_URI_SIGNET, XVERSE_BTC_BASE_URI_TESTNET } from '../../constant';
 import {
@@ -12,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   TransactionOutspend,
   UTXO,
 } from '../../types';
+import { AxiosRateLimit } from '../../utils/axiosRateLimit';
 
 export interface EsploraApiProviderOptions {
   network: NetworkType;
@@ -22,8 +22,12 @@ export interface EsploraApiProviderOptions {
 export class BitcoinEsploraApiProvider {
   bitcoinApi: AxiosInstance;
 
+  rateLimiter: AxiosRateLimit;
+
   fallbackBitcoinApi?: AxiosInstance;
 
+  fallbackRateLimiter?: AxiosRateLimit;
+
   _network: NetworkType;
 
   constructor(options: EsploraApiProviderOptions) {
@@ -48,17 +52,30 @@ export class BitcoinEsploraApiProvider {
     const axiosConfig: AxiosRequestConfig = { baseURL };
 
     this._network = network;
-    this.bitcoinApi = rateLimit(axios.create(axiosConfig), {
+    this.bitcoinApi = axios.create(axiosConfig);
+
+    this.rateLimiter = new AxiosRateLimit(this.bitcoinApi, {
       maxRPS: 10,
     });
 
     axiosRetry(this.bitcoinApi, {
       retries: 1,
       retryDelay: axiosRetry.exponentialDelay,
+      retryCondition: (error) => {
+        if (error?.response?.status === 429 || (error?.response?.status ?? 0) >= 500) {
+          return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+      },
     });
 
     if (fallbackUrl) {
       this.fallbackBitcoinApi = axios.create({ ...axiosConfig, baseURL: fallbackUrl });
+
+      this.fallbackRateLimiter = new AxiosRateLimit(this.fallbackBitcoinApi, {
+        maxRPS: 10,
+      });
+
       this.bitcoinApi.interceptors.response.use(
         // if the request succeeds, we do nothing.
         (response) => response,
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 09a46bbf..3cd27ab2 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
         "@zondax/ledger-stacks": "^1.0.4",
         "async-mutex": "^0.4.0",
         "axios": "1.7.7",
-        "axios-rate-limit": "1.4.0",
         "axios-retry": "4.5.0",
         "base64url": "^3.0.1",
         "bip32": "^4.0.0",
@@ -2341,17 +2340,6 @@
         "axios": ">= 0.17.0"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/axios-rate-limit": {
-      "version": "1.4.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axios-rate-limit/-/axios-rate-limit-1.4.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-uM5PbmSUdSle1I+59Av/wpLuNRobfatIR+FyylSoHcVHT20ohjflNnLMEHZQr7N2QVG/Wlt8jekIPhWwoKtpXQ==",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "axios": ">=0.18.0"
-      },
-      "peerDependencies": {
-        "axios": "*"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/axios-retry": {
       "version": "4.5.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axios-retry/-/axios-retry-4.5.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 20149b65..4c42f392 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
     "@zondax/ledger-stacks": "^1.0.4",
     "async-mutex": "^0.4.0",
     "axios": "1.7.7",
-    "axios-rate-limit": "1.4.0",
     "axios-retry": "4.5.0",
     "base64url": "^3.0.1",
     "bip32": "^4.0.0",
diff --git a/utils/axiosRateLimit.ts b/utils/axiosRateLimit.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..102266f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/axiosRateLimit.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+/**
+ * inspired by axios-rate-limit with a few adjustments and bug fixes
+ * https://github.com/aishek/axios-rate-limit
+ */
+
+import { AxiosInstance, InternalAxiosRequestConfig } from 'axios';
+
+type RateLimitRequestHandler = {
+  resolve: () => boolean;
+};
+
+type RateLimitOptions =
+  | {
+      maxRPS: number;
+    }
+  | {
+      maxRequests: number;
+      perMilliseconds: number;
+    };
+
+function throwIfCancellationRequested(config: InternalAxiosRequestConfig<any>) {
+  if (config.cancelToken) {
+    config.cancelToken.throwIfRequested();
+  }
+}
+
+export class AxiosRateLimit {
+  private queue: RateLimitRequestHandler[];
+
+  private timeslotRequests: number;
+
+  private perMilliseconds: number;
+
+  private maxRequests: number;
+
+  constructor(axios: AxiosInstance, options: RateLimitOptions) {
+    this.queue = [];
+    this.timeslotRequests = 0;
+
+    if ('maxRPS' in options) {
+      this.perMilliseconds = 1000;
+      this.maxRequests = options.maxRPS;
+    } else {
+      this.perMilliseconds = options.perMilliseconds;
+      this.maxRequests = options.maxRequests;
+    }
+
+    function handleError(error: unknown) {
+      return Promise.reject(error);
+    }
+
+    axios.interceptors.request.use(this.handleRequest, handleError);
+  }
+
+  private handleRequest = (request: InternalAxiosRequestConfig<any>) => {
+    return new Promise<InternalAxiosRequestConfig<any>>((resolve, reject) => {
+      this.push({
+        resolve: function () {
+          try {
+            throwIfCancellationRequested(request);
+          } catch (error) {
+            reject(error);
+            return false;
+          }
+          resolve(request);
+          return true;
+        },
+      });
+    });
+  };
+
+  private push = (requestHandler: RateLimitRequestHandler) => {
+    this.queue.push(requestHandler);
+    this.shift();
+  };
+
+  private onRequestTimerMet = () => {
+    this.timeslotRequests--;
+    this.shift();
+  };
+
+  private shift = () => {
+    if (this.timeslotRequests >= this.maxRequests) return;
+
+    const queued = this.queue.shift();
+    if (!queued) return;
+
+    const resolved = queued.resolve();
+
+    if (!resolved) {
+      this.shift(); // rejected request --> shift another request
+      return;
+    }
+
+    this.timeslotRequests++;
+    setTimeout(this.onRequestTimerMet, this.perMilliseconds);
+  };
+}