diff --git a/run_agent.py b/run_agent.py
index 6b5c199a415..eb9cc94f3a9 100644
--- a/run_agent.py
+++ b/run_agent.py
@@ -14449,7 +14449,7 @@ class AIAgent:
                             _ra_raw = _resp_headers.get("retry-after") or _resp_headers.get("Retry-After")
                             if _ra_raw:
                                 try:
-                                    _retry_after = min(int(_ra_raw), 120)  # Cap at 2 minutes
+                                    _retry_after = min(float(_ra_raw), 120)  # Cap at 2 minutes
                                 except (TypeError, ValueError):
                                     pass
                     wait_time = _retry_after if _retry_after else jittered_backoff(retry_count, base_delay=2.0, max_delay=60.0)