diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.netatmo/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/netatmo/internal/handler/ApiBridgeHandler.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.netatmo/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/netatmo/internal/handler/ApiBridgeHandler.java
index 6df8d1633bc8e..1d08bd9d16b9b 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.netatmo/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/netatmo/internal/handler/ApiBridgeHandler.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.netatmo/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/netatmo/internal/handler/ApiBridgeHandler.java
@@ -350,15 +350,19 @@ public synchronized <T> T executeUri(URI uri, HttpMethod method, Class<T> clazz,
             try {
                 exception = new NetatmoException(deserializer.deserialize(ApiError.class, responseBody));
             } catch (NetatmoException e) {
-                exception = new NetatmoException("Error deserializing error: %s".formatted(statusCode.getMessage()));
+                if (statusCode == Code.TOO_MANY_REQUESTS) {
+                    exception = new NetatmoException(statusCode.getMessage());
+                } else {
+                    exception = new NetatmoException(
+                            "Error deserializing error: %s".formatted(statusCode.getMessage()));
+                }
             }
-            throw exception;
-        } catch (NetatmoException e) {
-            if (e.getStatusCode() == ServiceError.MAXIMUM_USAGE_REACHED) {
+            if (statusCode == Code.TOO_MANY_REQUESTS
+                    || exception.getStatusCode() == ServiceError.MAXIMUM_USAGE_REACHED) {
                 prepareReconnection(API_LIMIT_INTERVAL_S,
                         "@text/maximum-usage-reached [ \"%d\" ]".formatted(API_LIMIT_INTERVAL_S), null, null);
             }
-            throw e;
+            throw exception;
         } catch (InterruptedException | TimeoutException | ExecutionException e) {
             if (retryCount > 0) {
                 logger.debug("Request error, retry counter: {}", retryCount);
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.netatmo/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/netatmo/internal/handler/capability/RefreshCapability.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.netatmo/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/netatmo/internal/handler/capability/RefreshCapability.java
index 385910929e4db..ec08a673e9e2a 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.netatmo/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/netatmo/internal/handler/capability/RefreshCapability.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.netatmo/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/netatmo/internal/handler/capability/RefreshCapability.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  */
 package org.openhab.binding.netatmo.internal.handler.capability;
 
-import static java.time.temporal.ChronoUnit.SECONDS;
+import static java.time.temporal.ChronoUnit.*;
 
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.time.Instant;
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 public class RefreshCapability extends Capability {
     private static final Duration DEFAULT_DELAY = Duration.of(20, SECONDS);
     private static final Duration PROBING_INTERVAL = Duration.of(120, SECONDS);
+    private static final Duration OFFLINE_INTERVAL = Duration.of(15, MINUTES);
 
     private final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(RefreshCapability.class);