diff --git a/platformio/http.py b/platformio/http.py
index 3c77ff32..d3b90606 100644
--- a/platformio/http.py
+++ b/platformio/http.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class HTTPSessionIterator:
             total=5,
             backoff_factor=1,  # [0, 2, 4, 8, 16] secs
             # method_whitelist=list(Retry.DEFAULT_METHOD_WHITELIST) + ["POST"],
-            status_forcelist=[413, 429, 500, 502, 503, 504],
+            status_forcelist=[413, 500, 502, 503, 504],
         )
 
     def __iter__(self):  # pylint: disable=non-iterator-returned
diff --git a/platformio/registry/mirror.py b/platformio/registry/mirror.py
index 8805ffe5..240e9a81 100644
--- a/platformio/registry/mirror.py
+++ b/platformio/registry/mirror.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
 from platformio import __registry_mirror_hosts__
 from platformio.cache import ContentCache
+from platformio.exception import UserSideException
 from platformio.http import HTTPClient
 from platformio.registry.client import RegistryClient
 
@@ -61,6 +62,11 @@ class RegistryFileMirrorIterator:
                 ),
                 x_with_authorization=RegistryClient.allowed_private_packages(),
             )
+            if response.status_code == 429:
+                raise UserSideException(
+                    "Download limit exceeded. Try again in 24 hours. "
+                    "If this persists, contact <contact@platformio.org>"
+                )
             stop_conditions = [
                 response.status_code not in (302, 307),
                 not response.headers.get("Location"),