diff --git a/foodie_utils.py b/foodie_utils.py
index ce3f40e..c5b47b5 100644
--- a/foodie_utils.py
+++ b/foodie_utils.py
@@ -1032,11 +1032,11 @@ def get_flickr_image(search_query, relevance_keywords):
     flickr_request_count += 1
     logging.info(f"Flickr request count: {flickr_request_count}/3600")
     
-    # Enforce a minimum delay of 1 second between Flickr requests
+    # Enforce a minimum delay of 5 seconds between Flickr requests
     current_time = time.time()
     time_since_last_request = current_time - last_flickr_request_time
-    if time_since_last_request < 1:
-        time.sleep(1 - time_since_last_request)
+    if time_since_last_request < 5:
+        time.sleep(5 - time_since_last_request)
     
     last_flickr_request_time = time.time()
     
@@ -1085,8 +1085,19 @@ def get_flickr_image(search_query, relevance_keywords):
         
         temp_file = None
         try:
-            img_response = requests.get(img_url, headers=headers, timeout=10)
-            img_response.raise_for_status()
+            for attempt in range(3):
+                img_response = requests.get(img_url, headers=headers, timeout=10)
+                if img_response.status_code == 429:
+                    wait_time = 5 * (2 ** attempt)
+                    logging.warning(f"Rate limit hit for {img_url}. Retrying after {wait_time}s (attempt {attempt+1}/3).")
+                    time.sleep(wait_time)
+                    continue
+                img_response.raise_for_status()
+                break
+            else:
+                logging.warning(f"Rate limit hit for {img_url} after retries. Falling back to Pixabay.")
+                return None
+
             with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False, suffix='.jpg') as temp_file:
                 temp_file.write(img_response.content)
                 temp_path = temp_file.name
@@ -1126,7 +1137,7 @@ def get_flickr_image(search_query, relevance_keywords):
 
         except requests.exceptions.HTTPError as e:
             if e.response.status_code == 429:
-                logging.warning(f"Rate limit hit for {img_url}. Falling back to Pixabay.")
+                logging.warning(f"Rate limit hit for {img_url} after retries. Falling back to Pixabay.")
                 return None
             else:
                 logging.warning(f"Download failed for {img_url}: {e}")
@@ -1148,15 +1159,14 @@ def get_flickr_image(search_query, relevance_keywords):
             soup = BeautifulSoup(response.text, 'html.parser')
             
             photo_ids = set()
-            # Look for Flickr URLs in the search results
             for link in soup.find_all('a', href=True):
                 href = link['href']
-                # Match Flickr photo URLs like https://www.flickr.com/photos/username/1234567890
                 match = re.search(r'flickr\.com/photos/[^/]+/(\d+)', href)
                 if match:
                     photo_id = match.group(1)
                     photo_ids.add(photo_id)
             
+            photo_ids = list(photo_ids)[:5]  # Limit to 5 IDs
             logging.info(f"Found {len(photo_ids)} Flickr photo IDs via DDG: {photo_ids}")
             return photo_ids
         except Exception as e:
@@ -1173,7 +1183,7 @@ def get_flickr_image(search_query, relevance_keywords):
             "```json\n"
             "{\n"
             "  \"Wingstop\": \"specific\",\n"
-            "  \"dining\": \"generic\"\n"
+            "  "  \"dining\": \"generic\"\n"
             "}\n```"
         )
         try: