diff --git a/cry/feed.py b/cry/feed.py
index d6fde38..d778275 100644
--- a/cry/feed.py
+++ b/cry/feed.py
@@ -148,7 +148,10 @@ async def fetch_feed(
         return (None, feed)
 
     if time.time() < feed.retry_after_ts:
-        LOG.info(f"{feed.url} will not be pulled until {feed.retry_after_ts}")
+        retry_str = time.strftime(
+            "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %z", time.localtime(feed.retry_after_ts)
+        )
+        LOG.info(f"{feed.url} will not be pulled until {retry_str}")
         return (None, feed)
 
     # We waffle back and forth about using feedreader's HTTP support vs
@@ -213,7 +216,10 @@ async def fetch_feed(
         except Exception:
             pass
     if retry_delta is None:
-        retry_delta = 60 * 60  # 1 hour default
+        if failed:
+            retry_delta = 1 * 60  # Retry again in a minute
+        else:
+            retry_delta = 60 * 60  # 1 hour default
 
     feed = dataclasses.replace(feed, retry_after_ts=int(time.time()) + retry_delta)