diff --git a/internal/services/event/service.go b/internal/services/event/service.go
index 00814b7..57f44c5 100644
--- a/internal/services/event/service.go
+++ b/internal/services/event/service.go
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ func (s *service) FetchUpcomingEvents(ctx context.Context) error {
 	var count int = 0
 	for _, sportID := range sportIDs {
 		for page != totalPages {
+			time.Sleep(3 * time.Second) //This will restrict the fetching to 1200 requests per hour
+
 			page = page + 1
 			url := fmt.Sprintf("https://api.b365api.com/v1/bet365/upcoming?sport_id=%d&token=%s&page=%d", sportID, s.token, page)
 			log.Printf("📡 Fetching data for event data page %d", page)
diff --git a/internal/services/odds/service.go b/internal/services/odds/service.go
index aa59a5a..f509836 100644
--- a/internal/services/odds/service.go
+++ b/internal/services/odds/service.go
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ func (s *ServiceImpl) FetchNonLiveOdds(ctx context.Context) error {
 	}
 
 	for _, event := range eventIDs {
+		time.Sleep(3 * time.Second) //This will restrict the fetching to 1200 requests per hour
+
 		eventID := event.ID
 		prematchURL := "https://api.b365api.com/v3/bet365/prematch?token=" + s.token + "&FI=" + eventID
 		log.Printf("📡 Fetching prematch odds for event ID: %s", eventID)
diff --git a/internal/web_server/cron.go b/internal/web_server/cron.go
index 7378791..74d3c7c 100644
--- a/internal/web_server/cron.go
+++ b/internal/web_server/cron.go
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ import (
 
 	"context"
 	"log"
-	"time"
+
+	// "time"
 
 	eventsvc "github.com/SamuelTariku/FortuneBet-Backend/internal/services/event"
 	oddssvc "github.com/SamuelTariku/FortuneBet-Backend/internal/services/odds"
@@ -26,7 +27,6 @@ func StartDataFetchingCrons(eventService eventsvc.Service, oddsService oddssvc.S
 				if err := eventService.FetchUpcomingEvents(context.Background()); err != nil {
 					log.Printf("FetchUpcomingEvents error: %v", err)
 				}
-				time.Sleep(3 * time.Second) //This will restrict the fetching to 1200 requests per hour
 			},
 		},
 
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ func StartDataFetchingCrons(eventService eventsvc.Service, oddsService oddssvc.S
 				if err := oddsService.FetchNonLiveOdds(context.Background()); err != nil {
 					log.Printf("FetchNonLiveOdds error: %v", err)
 				}
-				time.Sleep(3 * time.Second) //This will restrict the fetching to 1200 requests per hour
-
 			},
 		},
 		// {