diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index 2e58f88d90..24f9652835 100644
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ require_once("include/pgettext.php");
 require_once('include/nav.php');
 
 define ( 'FRIENDIKA_PLATFORM',     'Free Friendika');
-define ( 'FRIENDIKA_VERSION',      '2.3.1116' );
+define ( 'FRIENDIKA_VERSION',      '2.3.1117' );
 define ( 'DFRN_PROTOCOL_VERSION',  '2.21'    );
 define ( 'DB_UPDATE_VERSION',      1092      );
 
diff --git a/include/diaspora.php b/include/diaspora.php
index 5b51314acc..1ae8ca8006 100644
--- a/include/diaspora.php
+++ b/include/diaspora.php
@@ -1267,7 +1267,7 @@ function diaspora_transmit($owner,$contact,$slap,$public_batch) {
 	$return_code = $a->get_curl_code();
 	logger('diaspora_transmit: ' . $logid . ' returns: ' . $return_code);
 
-	if(! $return_code) {
+	if((! $return_code) || (($curl_stat == 503) && (stristr($a->get_curl_headers(),'retry-after')))) {
 		logger('diaspora_transmit: queue message');
 		// queue message for redelivery
 		q("INSERT INTO `queue` ( `cid`, `created`, `last`, `content`,`batch`)
@@ -1280,5 +1280,6 @@ function diaspora_transmit($owner,$contact,$slap,$public_batch) {
 		);
 	}
 
+
 	return(($return_code) ? $return_code : (-1));
 }
diff --git a/include/items.php b/include/items.php
index da5a18cad8..a1baf7471f 100644
--- a/include/items.php
+++ b/include/items.php
@@ -1042,6 +1042,9 @@ function dfrn_deliver($owner,$contact,$atom, $dissolve = false) {
 	if((! $curl_stat) || (! strlen($xml)))
 		return(-1); // timed out
 
+	if(($curl_stat == 503) && (stristr($a->get_curl_headers(),'retry-after')))
+		return(-1);
+
 	if(strpos($xml,'<?xml') === false) {
 		logger('dfrn_deliver: phase 2: no valid XML returned');
 		logger('dfrn_deliver: phase 2: returned XML: ' . $xml, LOGGER_DATA);
diff --git a/include/salmon.php b/include/salmon.php
index 9153f8994c..3d525f51ad 100644
--- a/include/salmon.php
+++ b/include/salmon.php
@@ -187,6 +187,9 @@ EOT;
 	logger('slapper returned ' . $return_code); 
 	if(! $return_code)
 		return(-1);
+	if(($return_code == 503) && (stristr($a->get_curl_headers(),'retry-after')))
+		return(-1);
+
 	return ((($return_code >= 200) && ($return_code < 300)) ? 0 : 1);
 }