diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 89cafc4..4506160 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -162,7 +162,9 @@ def main():
 
                 next_page_token = response.get('nextPageToken')
                 polling_interval_millis = response['pollingIntervalMillis']
-                time.sleep(polling_interval_millis / 1000.0)
+                # Ensure a minimum sleep duration to conserve API quota
+                sleep_time = max(5, polling_interval_millis / 1000.0)
+                time.sleep(sleep_time)
             else:
                 console.print("[yellow]No new messages or an error occurred. Retrying...[/yellow]")
                 time.sleep(5) # Wait 5 seconds before retrying on error