diff --git a/bitter/crawlers.py b/bitter/crawlers.py
index 0976f94..686e472 100644
--- a/bitter/crawlers.py
+++ b/bitter/crawlers.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import time 
-import datetime
 import urllib
 import random
 import json
@@ -47,21 +46,15 @@ class TwitterWorker(object):
         self.limits = self.client.application.rate_limit_status()
 
     def is_limited(self, uriparts):
-        limit = self.get_limit(uriparts)
-        if limit and limit['remaining'] <=0:
-            t = datime.datetime.now()
-            delta = limit['reset'] -  t
-            if delta < datetime.timedelta(seconds=1):
-                return True
-        return False
+        return self.get_wait(uriparts)>0
 
     def get_wait(self, uriparts):
         limits = self.get_limit(uriparts)
         if limits['remaining'] > 0:
             return 0
-        reset = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(limits.get('reset', 0))
-        now = datetime.datetime.now()
-        return max(0, (reset-now).total_seconds())
+        reset = limits.get('reset', 0)
+        now = time.time()
+        return max(0, (reset-now))
 
     def get_limit(self, uriparts):
         uri = '/'+'/'.join(uriparts)
@@ -90,6 +83,9 @@ class TwitterWorker(object):
 
 
 
+class TwitterQueueException(BaseException):
+    pass
+
 class TwitterQueue(AttrToFunc):
     def __init__(self, wait=True):
         logger.debug('Creating worker queue')
@@ -104,7 +100,8 @@ class TwitterQueue(AttrToFunc):
     def handle_call(self, uriparts, *args, **kwargs):
         logger.debug('Called: {}'.format(uriparts))
         logger.debug('With: {} {}'.format(args, kwargs))
-        while True:
+        patience = 1
+        while patience:
             c = None
             try:
                 c = self.next(uriparts)
@@ -127,10 +124,13 @@ class TwitterQueue(AttrToFunc):
             except urllib.error.URLError as ex:
                 time.sleep(5)
                 logger.info('Something fishy happened: {}'.format(ex))                
+                raise
             finally:
                 if c:
                     c.busy = False
                     c._lock.release()
+                if not self.wait:
+                    patience -= 1
 
     @classmethod
     def from_credentials(self, cred_file=None):
@@ -144,6 +144,14 @@ class TwitterQueue(AttrToFunc):
             wq.ready(TwitterWorker(cred["user"], c))
         return wq
 
+
+    def get_wait(self, uriparts):
+        available = filter(lambda x: not x.busy, self.queue)
+        first_worker = min(available, key=lambda x: x.get_wait(uriparts))
+        diff = first_worker.get_wait(uriparts)
+        return diff
+        
+
     def _next(self, uriparts):
         logger.debug('Getting next available')
         s = list(self.queue)
@@ -151,7 +159,7 @@ class TwitterQueue(AttrToFunc):
         for worker in s:
             if not worker.is_limited(uriparts) and not worker.busy:
                 return worker
-        raise Exception('No worker is available')
+        raise TwitterQueueException('No worker is available')
 
     def next(self, uriparts):
         if not self.wait:
@@ -159,11 +167,10 @@ class TwitterQueue(AttrToFunc):
         while True:
             try:
                 return self._next(uriparts)
-            except Exception:
+            except TwitterQueueException:
                 available = filter(lambda x: not x.busy, self.queue)
                 if available:
-                    first_worker = min(available, key=lambda x: x.get_wait(uriparts))
-                    diff = first_worker.get_wait(uriparts)
+                    diff = self.get_wait(uriparts)
                     logger.info("All workers are throttled. Waiting %s seconds" % diff)
                 else:
                     diff = 5
diff --git a/tests/test_crawlers.py b/tests/test_crawlers.py
index 146cb32..165ac12 100644
--- a/tests/test_crawlers.py
+++ b/tests/test_crawlers.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import datetime
 import time
 
 from bitter import utils
-from bitter.crawlers import TwitterQueue, TwitterWorker
+from bitter.crawlers import TwitterQueue, TwitterWorker, TwitterQueueException
 from bitter import config as c
 
 class TestUtils(TestCase):
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ class TestUtils(TestCase):
     def test_is_limited(self):
         w1 = list(self.wq.queue)[0]
         assert not w1.is_limited(['statuses', 'lookup'])
+        w1.set_limit(['test', 'limited'], {'remaining': 0, 'reset': time.time()+100})
+        assert  w1.is_limited(['test', 'limited'])
 
     def test_call(self):
         w1 = list(self.wq.queue)[0]
@@ -46,3 +48,28 @@ class TestUtils(TestCase):
         resp = self.wq.users.lookup(screen_name='balkian')
         l2 = w1.get_limit(['users', 'lookup'])
         assert l1['remaining']-l2['remaining'] == 1
+
+    def test_consume(self):
+        w1 = list(self.wq.queue)[0]
+        l1 = w1.get_limit(['friends', 'list'])
+        self.wq.wait = False
+        for i in range(l1['remaining']):
+            print(i)
+            resp = self.wq.friends.list(screen_name='balkian')
+        # l2 = w1.get_limit(['users', 'lookup'])
+        # assert l2['remaining'] == 0
+        # self.wq.users.lookup(screen_name='balkian')
+        
+        failed = False
+        try:
+            # resp = self.wq.friends.list(screen_name='balkian')
+            self.wq.next(['friends', 'list'])
+        except TwitterQueueException:
+            failed = True
+        assert failed
+        l2 = w1.get_limit(['friends', 'list'])
+        assert self.wq.get_wait(['friends', 'list']) > (l2['reset']-time.time())
+        assert self.wq.get_wait(['friends', 'list']) < (l2['reset']-time.time()+2)
+        time.sleep(w1.get_wait(['friends', 'list']))
+
+