diff --git a/aider/sendchat.py b/aider/sendchat.py
index 8693cf5df..fd6ade8a4 100644
--- a/aider/sendchat.py
+++ b/aider/sendchat.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ def giveup_on_recitiation(ex):
         APIConnectionError,
         httpx.ConnectError,
         litellm.exceptions.BadRequestError,
+        litellm.exceptions.ServiceUnavailableError,
     ),
     giveup=giveup_on_recitiation,
     max_tries=10,