diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/Avistaz/AvistazParser.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/Avistaz/AvistazParser.cs
index c38fb9df4..183a8ef03 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/Avistaz/AvistazParser.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Definitions/Avistaz/AvistazParser.cs
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers.Definitions.Avistaz
                 return torrentInfos.ToArray();
             }
 
+            if (indexerResponse.HttpResponse.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.TooManyRequests)
+            {
+                throw new RequestLimitReachedException(indexerResponse, "API Request Limit Reached");
+            }
+
             if (indexerResponse.HttpResponse.StatusCode != HttpStatusCode.OK)
             {
                 throw new IndexerException(indexerResponse, $"Unexpected response status {indexerResponse.HttpResponse.StatusCode} code from API request");