diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1e8ea90d5..ad8cb3ee6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 ### Breaking Changes
 
-_None_
+- Propose to retry when `gp_downloadmetadata` receives a `429 - Too Many Requests` error. [#406]
 
 ### New Features
 
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ _None_
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
-_None_
+- Update the URL used by `gp_downloadmetadata` to prevent consistent `301` responses. [#406]
 
 ### Internal Changes
 
diff --git a/lib/fastlane/plugin/wpmreleasetoolkit/actions/common/gp_downloadmetadata_action.rb b/lib/fastlane/plugin/wpmreleasetoolkit/actions/common/gp_downloadmetadata_action.rb
index 801c2c8a9..81d02a5e7 100644
--- a/lib/fastlane/plugin/wpmreleasetoolkit/actions/common/gp_downloadmetadata_action.rb
+++ b/lib/fastlane/plugin/wpmreleasetoolkit/actions/common/gp_downloadmetadata_action.rb
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@ def self.run(params)
 
         params[:locales].each do |loc|
           if loc.is_a?(Array)
-            puts "Downloading language: #{loc[1]}"
-            complete_url = "#{params[:project_url]}#{loc[0]}/default/export-translations?filters[status]=current&format=json"
+            UI.message "Downloading language: #{loc[1]}"
+            complete_url = "#{params[:project_url]}#{loc[0]}/default/export-translations/?filters[status]=current&format=json"
             downloader.download(loc[1], complete_url, loc[1] == params[:source_locale])
           end
 
           if loc.is_a?(String)
-            puts "Downloading language: #{loc}"
-            complete_url = "#{params[:project_url]}#{loc}/default/export-translations?filters[status]=current&format=json"
+            UI.message "Downloading language: #{loc}"
+            complete_url = "#{params[:project_url]}#{loc}/default/export-translations/?filters[status]=current&format=json"
             downloader.download(loc, complete_url, loc == params[:source_locale])
           end
         end
diff --git a/lib/fastlane/plugin/wpmreleasetoolkit/helper/metadata_download_helper.rb b/lib/fastlane/plugin/wpmreleasetoolkit/helper/metadata_download_helper.rb
index 06ab2a571..5e108ecc8 100644
--- a/lib/fastlane/plugin/wpmreleasetoolkit/helper/metadata_download_helper.rb
+++ b/lib/fastlane/plugin/wpmreleasetoolkit/helper/metadata_download_helper.rb
@@ -16,12 +16,7 @@ def initialize(target_folder, target_files)
       def download(target_locale, glotpress_url, is_source)
         uri = URI(glotpress_url)
         response = Net::HTTP.get_response(uri)
-        response = Net::HTTP.get_response(URI.parse(response.header['location'])) if response.code == '301'
-
-        @alternates.clear
-        loc_data = JSON.parse(response.body) rescue loc_data = nil
-        parse_data(target_locale, loc_data, is_source)
-        reparse_alternates(target_locale, loc_data, is_source) unless @alternates.length == 0
+        handle_glotpress_download(response: response, locale: target_locale, is_source: is_source)
       end
 
       # Parse JSON data and update the local files
@@ -100,6 +95,34 @@ def delete_existing_metadata(target_locale)
       def get_target_file_path(locale, file_name)
         "#{@target_folder}/#{locale}/#{file_name}"
       end
+
+      private
+
+      def handle_glotpress_download(response:, locale:, is_source:)
+        case response.code
+        when '200'
+          # All good, parse the result
+          UI.success("Successfully downloaded `#{locale}`.")
+          @alternates.clear
+          loc_data = JSON.parse(response.body) rescue loc_data = nil
+          parse_data(locale, loc_data, is_source)
+          reparse_alternates(target_locale, loc_data, is_source) unless @alternates.length == 0
+        when '301'
+          # Follow the redirect
+          UI.message("Received 301 for `#{locale}`. Following redirect...")
+          download(locale, response.header['location'], is_source)
+        when '429'
+          # We got rate-limited, offer to try again
+          if UI.confirm("Retry downloading `#{locale}` after receiving 429 from the API?")
+            download(locale, response.uri, is_source)
+          else
+            UI.error("Abandoning `#{locale}` download as requested.")
+          end
+        else
+          message = "Received unexpected #{response.code} from request to URI #{response.uri}."
+          UI.abort_with_message!(message) unless UI.confirm("#{message} Continue anyway?")
+        end
+      end
     end
   end
 end