diff --git a/bot.js b/bot.js
index 24f7335..f54d65c 100644
--- a/bot.js
+++ b/bot.js
@@ -159,9 +159,15 @@ function subredditRequest(subreddit) {
         if (req.readyState === 4 && req.status === 200) {
 
             var json = JSON.parse(req.responseText);
+
+            let counter = 0;
+
             while (true) {
                 var i = getRandomInt(0, json.data.children.length - 1);
                 try {
+
+                    counter++;
+
                     if (json.data.children[i].data.post_hint === "image" || json.data.children[i].data.post_hint === "link" || json.data.children.data.post_hint === "rich:video") {
                         returnText = json.data.children[i].data.url;
                         break;
@@ -173,6 +179,8 @@ function subredditRequest(subreddit) {
                     // continue; <-- last line in the loop... so does nothing.
                     client.channels.get('357365312620068874').send(error.message);
                 }
+
+                if(counter > 5) { break; }g
             }
         }
     };