diff --git a/nise-backend/src/main/kotlin/com/nisemoe/nise/scheduler/ImportUsers.kt b/nise-backend/src/main/kotlin/com/nisemoe/nise/scheduler/ImportUsers.kt
index 74ef569..6b8bf7d 100644
--- a/nise-backend/src/main/kotlin/com/nisemoe/nise/scheduler/ImportUsers.kt
+++ b/nise-backend/src/main/kotlin/com/nisemoe/nise/scheduler/ImportUsers.kt
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ class ImportUsers(
         val bannedUsersCondition = SCORES.IS_BANNED.eq(true)
 
         val usersResult = this.osuApi.getUsersBatch(userIds)
+        Thread.sleep(SLEEP_AFTER_API_CALL)
 
         if (usersResult == null) {
             this.logger.error("Failed to get users")