diff --git a/workspaces/data/lib/api/rest.js b/workspaces/data/lib/api/rest.js
index 33e45625b..d7461b736 100644
--- a/workspaces/data/lib/api/rest.js
+++ b/workspaces/data/lib/api/rest.js
@@ -28,10 +28,16 @@ module.exports = ({ auth }) => {
           return true
         }
       },
-      onSecondaryRateLimit: (__, options, octokit) => {
+      onSecondaryRateLimit: (retryAfter, options, octokit) => {
         octokit.log.warn(
           `SecondaryRateLimit detected for request ${options.method} ${options.url}`
         )
+
+        if (options.request.retryCount === 0) {
+          // only retries once
+          octokit.log.info(`Retrying after ${retryAfter} seconds!`)
+          return true
+        }
       },
     },
   })