diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Trakt/TraktProxy.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Trakt/TraktProxy.cs
index c9768fc69..802dd6ae0 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Trakt/TraktProxy.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Notifications/Trakt/TraktProxy.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using System;
 using System.Net.Http;
 using NLog;
 using NzbDrone.Common.Extensions;
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Trakt
         {
             var request = new HttpRequestBuilder(RenewUri)
                     .AddQueryParam("refresh_token", refreshToken)
+                    .WithRateLimit(2)
                     .Build();
 
             return _httpClient.Get<TraktAuthRefreshResource>(request)?.Resource ?? null;
@@ -83,9 +85,11 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Notifications.Trakt
         private HttpRequest BuildRequest(string resource, HttpMethod method, string accessToken)
         {
             var request = new HttpRequestBuilder(URL).Resource(resource).Build();
-            request.Method = method;
 
+            request.RateLimit = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2);
             request.Headers.Accept = HttpAccept.Json.Value;
+            request.Method = method;
+
             request.Headers.Add("trakt-api-version", "2");
             request.Headers.Add("trakt-api-key", ClientId);