diff --git a/packages/node/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/node/CHANGELOG.md
index a8c4998c..b9fcd379 100644
--- a/packages/node/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/node/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+### Fixed
+- 429 rate limit error handling
 
 ## [3.0.1] - 2023-10-12
 ### Changed
diff --git a/packages/node/src/algorand/api.connection.ts b/packages/node/src/algorand/api.connection.ts
index 932da986..eeee8442 100644
--- a/packages/node/src/algorand/api.connection.ts
+++ b/packages/node/src/algorand/api.connection.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,10 @@ export class AlgorandApiConnection
       formatted_error = AlgorandApiConnection.handleTimeoutError(e);
     } else if (e.message.startsWith(`disconnected from `)) {
       formatted_error = AlgorandApiConnection.handleDisconnectionError(e);
-    } else if (e.message.startsWith(`Rate Limited at endpoint`)) {
+    } else if (
+      e.message.startsWith(`Rate Limited at endpoint`) ||
+      (e as any).statusCode === 429
+    ) {
       formatted_error = AlgorandApiConnection.handleRateLimitError(e);
     } else if (e.message.includes(`Exceeded max limit of`)) {
       formatted_error = AlgorandApiConnection.handleLargeResponseError(e);