diff --git a/tap_veeqo/client.py b/tap_veeqo/client.py
index da84778..3c99e00 100644
--- a/tap_veeqo/client.py
+++ b/tap_veeqo/client.py
@@ -43,3 +43,7 @@ def get_url_params(self, context, next_page_token):
             params["updated_at_min"] = last_updated
 
         return params
+
+    @override
+    def backoff_max_tries(self):
+        return 8