diff --git a/core/java/src/net/i2p/util/EepGet.java b/core/java/src/net/i2p/util/EepGet.java
index a989e32fd..c31184dbd 100644
--- a/core/java/src/net/i2p/util/EepGet.java
+++ b/core/java/src/net/i2p/util/EepGet.java
@@ -923,6 +923,8 @@ public class EepGet {
             case 409: // bad addr helper
             case 410: // gone
             case 414: // URI too long
+            case 418: // backoff
+            case 420: // backoff
             case 429: // too many requests
             case 431: // headers too long
             case 503: // no outproxy