diff --git a/lib/actions/EndpointBuildApiGateway.js b/lib/actions/EndpointBuildApiGateway.js
index 71e00ab0f..976199dd2 100644
--- a/lib/actions/EndpointBuildApiGateway.js
+++ b/lib/actions/EndpointBuildApiGateway.js
@@ -18,6 +18,25 @@ module.exports = function(SPlugin, serverlessPath) {
   // Promisify fs module.
   BbPromise.promisifyAll(fs);
 
+  //Consider moving this to utils/
+  let slowdownRequests = function( f ){
+    return new BbPromise( function( resolve, reject ){
+      let doCall = function(){
+        f()
+        .then(resolve)
+        .catch(function(error) {
+          if( error.statusCode == 429 ) {
+            SUtils.sDebug("'Too many requests' received, sleeping 5 seconds");
+            setTimeout( doCall, 5000 );
+          } else
+            reject( error );
+        });
+      };
+
+      doCall();
+    });
+  };
+
   class EndpointBuildApiGateway extends SPlugin {
 
     /**
@@ -222,7 +241,7 @@ module.exports = function(SPlugin, serverlessPath) {
       };
 
       // List all Resources for this REST API
-      return _this.ApiGateway.getResourcesPromised(params)
+      return slowdownRequests( function(){ return _this.ApiGateway.getResourcesPromised(params); } )
           .then(function(response) {
 
             _this.apiResources = response.items;
@@ -352,7 +371,7 @@ module.exports = function(SPlugin, serverlessPath) {
           };
 
           // Create Resource
-          return _this.ApiGateway.createResourcePromised(params)
+          return slowdownRequests( function(){ return _this.ApiGateway.createResourcePromised(params); } )
               .then(function(response) {
 
                 // Save resource
@@ -403,7 +422,7 @@ module.exports = function(SPlugin, serverlessPath) {
         restApiId:  evt.region.restApiId /* required */
       };
 
-      return _this.ApiGateway.getMethodPromised(params)
+      return slowdownRequests( function(){ return _this.ApiGateway.getMethodPromised(params); } )
           .then(function(response) {
 
             // Method exists.  Delete and recreate it.
@@ -419,7 +438,7 @@ module.exports = function(SPlugin, serverlessPath) {
               restApiId:  evt.region.restApiId /* required */
             };
 
-            return _this.ApiGateway.deleteMethodPromised(params)
+            return slowdownRequests( function(){ return _this.ApiGateway.deleteMethodPromised(params); } )
                 .then(function(response) {
 
                   let params = {
@@ -431,7 +450,7 @@ module.exports = function(SPlugin, serverlessPath) {
                     requestModels:      evt.endpoint.requestModels,
                     requestParameters:  requestParameters
                   };
-                  return _this.ApiGateway.putMethodPromised(params);
+                  return slowdownRequests( function(){ return _this.ApiGateway.putMethodPromised(params); } )
 
                 });
           }, function(error) {
@@ -448,7 +467,7 @@ module.exports = function(SPlugin, serverlessPath) {
               requestParameters:  requestParameters
             };
 
-            return _this.ApiGateway.putMethodPromised(params);
+            return slowdownRequests( function(){ return _this.ApiGateway.putMethodPromised(params); } );
           })
           .then(function(response) {
 
@@ -525,7 +544,7 @@ module.exports = function(SPlugin, serverlessPath) {
       };
 
       // Create Integration
-      return _this.ApiGateway.putIntegrationPromised(params)
+      return slowdownRequests( function(){ return _this.ApiGateway.putIntegrationPromised(params); } )
           .then(function(response) {
 
             // Save integration
@@ -597,7 +616,7 @@ module.exports = function(SPlugin, serverlessPath) {
             };
 
             // Create Method Response
-            return _this.ApiGateway.putMethodResponsePromised(params)
+            return slowdownRequests( function(){ return _this.ApiGateway.putMethodResponsePromised(params); } )
                 .then(function() {
 
                   SUtils.sDebug(
@@ -655,7 +674,7 @@ module.exports = function(SPlugin, serverlessPath) {
             };
 
             // Create Integration Response
-            return _this.ApiGateway.putIntegrationResponsePromised(params)
+            return slowdownRequests( function(){ return _this.ApiGateway.putIntegrationResponsePromised(params); } )
                 .then(function() {
 
                   SUtils.sDebug(