diff --git a/internal/remotes/gitlab/gitlab_api.go b/internal/remotes/gitlab/gitlab_api.go
index c929f55..16b80cd 100644
--- a/internal/remotes/gitlab/gitlab_api.go
+++ b/internal/remotes/gitlab/gitlab_api.go
@@ -1,14 +1,33 @@
 package gitlabremote
 
 import (
+	"time"
+
 	"github.com/pterm/pterm"
 	"github.com/xanzy/go-gitlab"
 	"gitlab.sweetwater.com/it/devops/tools/gitlab-project-manager/internal/remotes/projects"
 	"gitlab.sweetwater.com/it/devops/tools/gitlab-project-manager/internal/remotes/remote"
 )
 
+var DefaultListOpts = &gitlab.ListProjectsOptions{
+	ListOptions: gitlab.ListOptions{
+		PerPage: projectsPerPage,
+		Page:    1,
+	},
+	Archived: gitlab.Ptr[bool](false),
+}
+
+var (
+	defApiWaitMin time.Duration = 2 * time.Second
+	defApiWaitMax time.Duration = 5 * time.Second
+)
+
 func NewGitlabApi(info *remote.RemoteInfo) (*gitlab.Client, error) {
-	client, err := gitlab.NewClient(info.Token, gitlab.WithBaseURL(info.Host))
+	client, err := gitlab.NewClient(
+		info.Token,
+		gitlab.WithBaseURL(info.Host),
+		gitlab.WithCustomRetryWaitMinMax(defApiWaitMin, defApiWaitMax),
+	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -20,7 +39,7 @@ func (r *GitlabRemote) GetNumProjects(opts *remote.RemoteQueryOpts) int {
 	listOpts.PerPage = 1
 	listOpts.Page = 1
 	listOpts.Simple = gitlab.Ptr[bool](true)
-	_, resp, err := r.api.Projects.ListProjects(&listOpts)
+	_, resp, err := r.api.Projects.ListProjects(&listOpts, r.GetDefaultRequestOptions()...)
 	if err != nil {
 		pterm.Error.Printfln("Failed getting number of GitLab projects: %s", err)
 		return -1
@@ -35,7 +54,7 @@ func (r *GitlabRemote) ListProjects(opts *gitlab.ListProjectsOptions) (
 	pList := make([]*projects.Project, 0)
 	projects, resp, err := r.api.Projects.ListProjects(
 		opts,
-		gitlab.WithContext(r.info.Ctx),
+		r.GetDefaultRequestOptions()...,
 	)
 	if err == nil {
 		pList = append(pList, r.handleProjects(projects)...)
@@ -77,7 +96,7 @@ func (r *GitlabRemote) handleProjects(gitProjects []*gitlab.Project) []*projects
 // A nil return indicates an API error or GitLab doesn't know what
 // language the project uses.
 func (r *GitlabRemote) GetProjectLanguages(project *gitlab.Project) *projects.ProjectLanguages {
-	l, _, e := r.api.Projects.GetProjectLanguages(project.ID, gitlab.WithContext(r.info.Ctx))
+	l, _, e := r.api.Projects.GetProjectLanguages(project.ID, r.GetDefaultRequestOptions()...)
 	if e != nil {
 		pterm.Error.Printfln("Failed requesting project languages: %s", e.Error())
 		return nil
@@ -97,3 +116,9 @@ func (r *GitlabRemote) GetProjectLanguages(project *gitlab.Project) *projects.Pr
 
 	return &pLangs
 }
+
+func (r *GitlabRemote) GetDefaultRequestOptions() []gitlab.RequestOptionFunc {
+	requestOpts := make([]gitlab.RequestOptionFunc, 1)
+	requestOpts[0] = gitlab.WithContext(r.GetInfo().Ctx)
+	return requestOpts
+}
diff --git a/internal/remotes/gitlab/gitlab_strean.go b/internal/remotes/gitlab/gitlab_strean.go
index 587a311..43b730d 100644
--- a/internal/remotes/gitlab/gitlab_strean.go
+++ b/internal/remotes/gitlab/gitlab_strean.go
@@ -17,14 +17,6 @@ const (
 	projectsPerGoroutine = 200
 )
 
-var DefaultListOpts = &gitlab.ListProjectsOptions{
-	ListOptions: gitlab.ListOptions{
-		PerPage: projectsPerPage,
-		Page:    1,
-	},
-	Archived: gitlab.Ptr[bool](false),
-}
-
 func (r *GitlabRemote) StreamProjects(pi *load.ProgressInfo, opts *remote.RemoteQueryOpts) {
 	defer close(pi.ProgressChan)
 	defer close(pi.ProjectsChan)