diff --git a/content.js b/content.js
index fb0b13b0..b41bf2fe 100644
--- a/content.js
+++ b/content.js
@@ -879,8 +879,8 @@ function vote(type, UUID, skipNotice) {
         if (response != undefined) {
             //see if it was a success or failure
             if (skipNotice != null) {
-                if (response.successType == 1) {
-                    //success
+                if (response.successType == 1 || (response.successType == -1 && response.statusCode == 429)) {
+                    //success (treat rate limits as a success)
                     if (type == 0) {
                         skipNotice.afterDownvote.bind(skipNotice)();
                     }
diff --git a/popup.js b/popup.js
index 3476747a..a7b3a41a 100644
--- a/popup.js
+++ b/popup.js
@@ -1102,8 +1102,8 @@ function runThePopup() {
         }, function(response) {
             if (response != undefined) {
                 //see if it was a success or failure
-                if (response.successType == 1) {
-                    //success
+                if (response.successType == 1 || (response.successType == -1 && response.statusCode == 429)) {
+                    //success (treat rate limits as a success)
                     addVoteMessage(chrome.i18n.getMessage("voted"), UUID)
                 } else if (response.successType == 0) {
                     //failure: duplicate vote