diff --git a/scaleapi/_version.py b/scaleapi/_version.py
index 89429b5..6875128 100644
--- a/scaleapi/_version.py
+++ b/scaleapi/_version.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-__version__ = "2.14.0"
+__version__ = "2.14.1"
 __package_name__ = "scaleapi"
diff --git a/scaleapi/api.py b/scaleapi/api.py
index 106bb6e..d2fb5de 100644
--- a/scaleapi/api.py
+++ b/scaleapi/api.py
@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@ def _api_request(
             #   status=409,
             #   redirect_location=None)
             if retry_history != ():
-                # See if the first retry was a 500 error
-                if retry_history[0][3] == 500:
+                # See if the first retry was a 500 or 503 error
+                if retry_history[0][3] >= 500:
                     uuid = body["unique_id"]
                     newUrl = f"{self.base_api_url}/tasks?unique_id={uuid}"
                     # grab task from api