diff --git a/.github/workflows/nvd-cache-refresh.yml b/.github/workflows/nvd-cache-refresh.yml
index d4383a7..dfa1ae7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nvd-cache-refresh.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nvd-cache-refresh.yml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
           NVD_APIKEY_SEDR: ${{ secrets.NVD_APIKEY_SEDR }}
 
       - name: Save NVD Database Cache
-        if: steps.nvd-update.outputs.nvd_update_timed_out != 'true' && steps.nvd-update.outputs.nvd_update_failed != 'true'
+        if: steps.nvd-update.outputs.nvd_update_failed != 'true'
         uses: actions/cache/save@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae # v5
         with:
           path: ~/.gradle/dependency-check-data
diff --git a/nvd-cache-primer/build.gradle b/nvd-cache-primer/build.gradle
index 81e64f4..6ad0aa4 100644
--- a/nvd-cache-primer/build.gradle
+++ b/nvd-cache-primer/build.gradle
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ repositories {
 dependencyCheck {
     nvd {
         apiKey = System.getenv('NVD_APIKEY_SEDR') ?: System.getenv('NVD_APIKEY')
+        delay = 800
     }
     failBuildOnCVSS = 9
     format = 'HTML'