diff --git a/unshackle/core/providers/_base.py b/unshackle/core/providers/_base.py
index b2cc3554..c8d60a08 100644
--- a/unshackle/core/providers/_base.py
+++ b/unshackle/core/providers/_base.py
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ class MetadataProvider(metaclass=ABCMeta):
                 backoff_factor=1,
                 status_forcelist=[429, 500, 502, 503, 504],
                 allowed_methods=["GET", "POST"],
+                respect_retry_after_header=False,
             )
             adapter = HTTPAdapter(max_retries=retry)
             self._session.mount("https://", adapter)