diff --git a/recipes/economist.recipe b/recipes/economist.recipe
index 9139ef5e20..38ea34e460 100644
--- a/recipes/economist.recipe
+++ b/recipes/economist.recipe
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ class Economist(BasicNewsRecipe):
     remove_attributes = ['data-reactid', 'width', 'height']
     # economist.com has started throttling after about 60% of the total has
     # downloaded with connection reset by peer (104) errors.
-    delay = 1
+    delay = 2
 
     recipe_specific_options = {
         'date': {
diff --git a/recipes/economist_free.recipe b/recipes/economist_free.recipe
index 9139ef5e20..38ea34e460 100644
--- a/recipes/economist_free.recipe
+++ b/recipes/economist_free.recipe
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ class Economist(BasicNewsRecipe):
     remove_attributes = ['data-reactid', 'width', 'height']
     # economist.com has started throttling after about 60% of the total has
     # downloaded with connection reset by peer (104) errors.
-    delay = 1
+    delay = 2
 
     recipe_specific_options = {
         'date': {
diff --git a/recipes/economist_world_ahead.recipe b/recipes/economist_world_ahead.recipe
index f2923a10f1..27d64fd4b1 100644
--- a/recipes/economist_world_ahead.recipe
+++ b/recipes/economist_world_ahead.recipe
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ class Economist(BasicNewsRecipe):
     remove_attributes = ['data-reactid', 'width', 'height']
     # economist.com has started throttling after about 60% of the total has
     # downloaded with connection reset by peer (104) errors.
-    delay = 1
+    delay = 2
 
     needs_subscription = False