diff --git a/messages/en.json b/messages/en.json
index 97dbcd9..c400032 100644
--- a/messages/en.json
+++ b/messages/en.json
@@ -73,5 +73,7 @@
   "alreadyDonator": "You are already a donator!",
   "discordNeeded": "You need to link your Discord account to access this page",
   "discordRoleNeeded": "You need the Donator Discord role to access this page",
-  "addedDonator": "Added donator benefits to your account!"
+  "addedDonator": "Added donator benefits to your account!",
+  "errorDonatorCheck": "Something went wrong when checking your Discord donator status. Please try again later.",
+  "discordRateLimit": "{message} Retry after {retry_after} seconds."
 }
diff --git a/src/pages/donator/check.astro b/src/pages/donator/check.astro
index 8d085db..63ca968 100644
--- a/src/pages/donator/check.astro
+++ b/src/pages/donator/check.astro
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@ async function getMessage() {
     }
   })
 
+  if (memberInfoRes.status == 429) {
+    const { message, retry_after }: { message: string; retry_after: number } = await memberInfoRes.json()
+    return m.discordRateLimit({ message, retry_after })
+  } else if (memberInfoRes.status != 200) {
+    return m.errorDonatorCheck
+  }
+
   const memberInfo: { roles: string[] } = await memberInfoRes.json()
   const isDiscordDonator = memberInfo.roles.includes(DISCORD_DONATOR_ID)