diff --git a/Wabbajack.Lib/AInstaller.cs b/Wabbajack.Lib/AInstaller.cs
index e53ec1e4..37bb8147 100644
--- a/Wabbajack.Lib/AInstaller.cs
+++ b/Wabbajack.Lib/AInstaller.cs
@@ -195,6 +195,12 @@ namespace Wabbajack.Lib
 
             await Task.WhenAll(dispatchers.Select(d => d.Prepare()));
 
+            var nexusDownloader = dispatchers.OfType<NexusDownloader>().FirstOrDefault();
+            if (nexusDownloader != null && !await nexusDownloader.HaveEnoughAPICalls(missing))
+            {
+                throw new Exception($"Not enough Nexus API calls to download this list, please try again after midnight GMT when your API limits reset");
+            }
+
             await DownloadMissingArchives(missing);
         }
 
@@ -210,6 +216,7 @@ namespace Wabbajack.Lib
             }
 
             DesiredThreads.OnNext(DownloadThreads);
+
             await missing.Where(a => a.State.GetType() != typeof(ManualDownloader.State))
                 .PMap(Queue, UpdateTracker, async archive =>
                 {
diff --git a/Wabbajack.Lib/Downloaders/NexusDownloader.cs b/Wabbajack.Lib/Downloaders/NexusDownloader.cs
index 1967584f..8fcd50b2 100644
--- a/Wabbajack.Lib/Downloaders/NexusDownloader.cs
+++ b/Wabbajack.Lib/Downloaders/NexusDownloader.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Reactive;
@@ -142,6 +143,16 @@ namespace Wabbajack.Lib.Downloaders
             }
         }
 
+        public async Task<bool> HaveEnoughAPICalls(IEnumerable<Archive> archives)
+        {
+            if (await Client!.IsPremium())
+                return true;
+            
+            var count = archives.Select(a => a.State).OfType<State>().Count();
+
+            return count < Client!.RemainingAPICalls;
+        }
+
         [JsonName("NexusDownloader")]
         public class State : AbstractDownloadState, IMetaState, IUpgradingState
         {
@@ -191,12 +202,9 @@ namespace Wabbajack.Lib.Downloaders
                 }
                 catch (Exception ex)
                 {
-                    Utils.Log($"{a.Name} - Error getting Nexus download URL - {ex.Message}");
                     return false;
                 }
 
-                Utils.Log($"Downloading Nexus Archive - {a.Name} - {Game} - {ModID} - {FileID}");
-
                 return await new HTTPDownloader.State(url).Download(a, destination);
             }
 
diff --git a/Wabbajack.Lib/NexusApi/INexusApi.cs b/Wabbajack.Lib/NexusApi/INexusApi.cs
index e6bb9efd..a6d60907 100644
--- a/Wabbajack.Lib/NexusApi/INexusApi.cs
+++ b/Wabbajack.Lib/NexusApi/INexusApi.cs
@@ -13,5 +13,7 @@ namespace Wabbajack.Lib.NexusApi
         public Task<UserStatus> GetUserStatus();
         public Task<bool> IsPremium();
         public bool IsAuthenticated { get; }
+        
+        public int RemainingAPICalls { get; }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Wabbajack.Lib/NexusApi/NexusApi.cs b/Wabbajack.Lib/NexusApi/NexusApi.cs
index c2be42d9..bf7a0e02 100644
--- a/Wabbajack.Lib/NexusApi/NexusApi.cs
+++ b/Wabbajack.Lib/NexusApi/NexusApi.cs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ namespace Wabbajack.Lib.NexusApi
         public static string? ApiKey { get; set; }
 
         public bool IsAuthenticated => ApiKey != null;
+        public int RemainingAPICalls => Math.Max(HourlyRemaining, DailyRemaining);
 
         private Task<UserStatus>? _userStatus;
         public Task<UserStatus> UserStatus
@@ -213,24 +214,12 @@ namespace Wabbajack.Lib.NexusApi
 
         }
 
-
         protected virtual async Task UpdateRemaining(HttpResponseMessage response)
         {
             try
             {
-                var oldDaily = _dailyRemaining;
-                var oldHourly = _hourlyRemaining;
-                var dailyRemaining = int.Parse(response.Headers.GetValues("x-rl-daily-remaining").First());
-                var hourlyRemaining = int.Parse(response.Headers.GetValues("x-rl-hourly-remaining").First());
-
-                lock (RemainingLock)
-                {
-                    _dailyRemaining = Math.Min(_dailyRemaining, dailyRemaining);
-                    _hourlyRemaining = Math.Min(_hourlyRemaining, hourlyRemaining);
-                }
-                
-                if (oldDaily != _dailyRemaining || oldHourly != _hourlyRemaining) 
-                    Utils.Log($"Nexus requests remaining: {_dailyRemaining} daily - {_hourlyRemaining} hourly");
+                _dailyRemaining = int.Parse(response.Headers.GetValues("x-rl-daily-remaining").First());
+                _hourlyRemaining = int.Parse(response.Headers.GetValues("x-rl-hourly-remaining").First());
 
                 this.RaisePropertyChanged(nameof(DailyRemaining));
                 this.RaisePropertyChanged(nameof(HourlyRemaining));
@@ -317,20 +306,17 @@ namespace Wabbajack.Lib.NexusApi
             var info = await GetModInfo(archive.Game, archive.ModID);
             if (!info.available)
                 throw new Exception("Mod unavailable");
-            
-            var url = $"https://api.nexusmods.com/v1/games/{archive.Game.MetaData().NexusName}/mods/{archive.ModID}/files/{archive.FileID}/download_link.json";
-            try
-            {
-                return (await Get<List<DownloadLink>>(url)).First().URI;
-            }
-            catch (HttpException ex)
-            {
 
-                
-                if (ex.Code != 403 || await IsPremium())
+            if (await IsPremium())
+            {
+                if (HourlyRemaining <= 0 && DailyRemaining <= 0)
                 {
-                    throw;
+                    throw new Exception($"You have run out of Nexus API requests, please try again after midnight GMT when the API limits reset");
                 }
+
+                var url =
+                    $"https://api.nexusmods.com/v1/games/{archive.Game.MetaData().NexusName}/mods/{archive.ModID}/files/{archive.FileID}/download_link.json";
+                return (await Get<List<DownloadLink>>(url)).First().URI;
             }
 
             try