diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 964d9a9..6a91aed 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [1.8.9] - 2021-10-23
+### Changed
+- Add delays between adding downloads to Aria2 to avoid Aria2 going down when adding a large amount of downloads.
+
 ## [1.8.8] - 2021-10-21
 ### Changed
 - Fixed starting downloads when RealDebrid reports ghost links in torrents.
diff --git a/client/src/app/navbar/navbar.component.html b/client/src/app/navbar/navbar.component.html
index a69d5b3..0caf767 100644
--- a/client/src/app/navbar/navbar.component.html
+++ b/client/src/app/navbar/navbar.component.html
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
           <a class="navbar-item"> Profile </a>
           <a class="navbar-item" (click)="logout()"> Logout </a>
           <hr class="navbar-divider" />
-          <div class="navbar-item">Version 1.8.8</div>
+          <div class="navbar-item">Version 1.8.9</div>
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0ad343c..2c74f2d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "rdt-client",
-  "version": "1.8.8",
+  "version": "1.8.9",
   "description": "This is a web interface to manage your torrents on Real-Debrid.",
   "main": "index.js",
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/server/RdtClient.Service/Services/Downloaders/Aria2cDownloader.cs b/server/RdtClient.Service/Services/Downloaders/Aria2cDownloader.cs
index ee8e51a..b87b945 100644
--- a/server/RdtClient.Service/Services/Downloaders/Aria2cDownloader.cs
+++ b/server/RdtClient.Service/Services/Downloaders/Aria2cDownloader.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ namespace RdtClient.Service.Services.Downloaders
         public event EventHandler<DownloadCompleteEventArgs> DownloadComplete;
         public event EventHandler<DownloadProgressEventArgs> DownloadProgress;
 
+        private const Int32 RetryCount = 5;
+
         private readonly String _uri;
         private readonly String _filePath;
 
@@ -32,8 +34,8 @@ namespace RdtClient.Service.Services.Downloaders
             _timer = new Timer();
 
             _timer.Elapsed += OnTimedEvent;
-
-            _timer.Interval = 100;
+            
+            _timer.Interval = 1000;
             _timer.Enabled = false;
         }
         
@@ -53,20 +55,43 @@ namespace RdtClient.Service.Services.Downloaders
                     _gid = null;
                 }
             }
-            
-            _gid ??= await _aria2NetClient.AddUri(new List<String>
-                                                  {
-                                                      _uri
-                                                  },
-                                                  new Dictionary<String, Object>
-                                                  {
-                                                      {
-                                                          "dir", path
-                                                      },
-                                                      {
-                                                          "out", fileName
-                                                      }
-                                                  });
+
+            var retryCount = 0;
+            while(true)
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    _gid ??= await _aria2NetClient.AddUri(new List<String>
+                                                          {
+                                                              _uri
+                                                          },
+                                                          new Dictionary<String, Object>
+                                                          {
+                                                              {
+                                                                  "dir", path
+                                                              },
+                                                              {
+                                                                  "out", fileName
+                                                              }
+                                                          });
+
+                    break;
+                }
+                catch
+                {
+                    if (retryCount >= RetryCount)
+                    {
+                        throw;
+                    }
+
+                    await Task.Delay(retryCount * 1000);
+
+                    retryCount++;
+                }
+            }
+
+            // Add a delay to prevent sending too many Add requests to Aria2 at the same time.
+            await Task.Delay(1000);
 
             _timer.Start();