diff --git a/dosagelib/scraper.py b/dosagelib/scraper.py
index 9b0809ac9..2aabbdb67 100644
--- a/dosagelib/scraper.py
+++ b/dosagelib/scraper.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2004-2005 Tristan Seligmann and Jonathan Jacobs
 # Copyright (C) 2012-2013 Bastian Kleineidam
 import requests
+import time
 from . import loader
 from .util import fetchUrl, fetchUrls, getPageContent
 from .comic import ComicStrip
@@ -41,6 +42,9 @@ class _BasicScraper(object):
     # usually the index format help
     help = ''
 
+    # wait time before downloading any pages or images
+    waitSeconds = 0
+
     # HTTP session storing cookies
     session = requests.session()
 
@@ -133,6 +137,8 @@ class _BasicScraper(object):
                 out.warn("Already seen previous URL %r" % prevUrl)
                 break
             url = prevUrl
+            if self.waitSeconds:
+                time.sleep(self.waitSeconds)
 
     def getPrevUrl(self, url, data, baseUrl):
         """Find previous URL."""