diff --git a/custom_components/hacs/base.py b/custom_components/hacs/base.py
index 7580b0f0f56..8e057cbcda6 100644
--- a/custom_components/hacs/base.py
+++ b/custom_components/hacs/base.py
@@ -707,7 +707,10 @@ async def async_download_file(
 
                 # Handle rate-limits
                 if handle_rate_limit and request.status == 429:
-                    header = int(request.headers.get("retry-after") or 10)
+                    try:
+                        header = int(request.headers.get("retry-after") or 10)
+                    except (ValueError, TypeError):
+                        header = 10
                     retry_after = min(header, 60)  # Limit to 60 seconds
 
                     self.log.warning(