diff --git a/chia/server/ws_connection.py b/chia/server/ws_connection.py
index d408a593c072..b3975be91cb5 100644
--- a/chia/server/ws_connection.py
+++ b/chia/server/ws_connection.py
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ class WSChiaConnection:
             self.log.error(f"Exception Stack: {error_stack}")
 
     async def send_message(self, message: Message):
-        """ Send message sends a message with no tracking / callback. """
+        """Send message sends a message with no tracking / callback."""
         if self.closed:
             return
         await self.outgoing_queue.put(message)
@@ -346,13 +346,16 @@ class WSChiaConnection:
                     f"peer: {self.peer_host}"
                 )
 
-                async def wait_and_retry(msg: Message, queue: asyncio.Queue):
-                    try:
-                        await asyncio.sleep(1)
-                        await queue.put(msg)
-                    except Exception as e:
-                        self.log.debug(f"Exception {e} while waiting to retry sending rate limited message")
-                        return
+                # TODO: fix this special case. This function has rate limits which are too low.
+                if ProtocolMessageTypes(message.type) != ProtocolMessageTypes.respond_peers:
+
+                    async def wait_and_retry(msg: Message, queue: asyncio.Queue):
+                        try:
+                            await asyncio.sleep(1)
+                            await queue.put(msg)
+                        except Exception as e:
+                            self.log.debug(f"Exception {e} while waiting to retry sending rate limited message")
+                            return
 
                 asyncio.create_task(wait_and_retry(message, self.outgoing_queue))
                 return