diff --git a/src/tool_operate.c b/src/tool_operate.c
index 00003797f..4ad5052ff 100644
--- a/src/tool_operate.c
+++ b/src/tool_operate.c
@@ -474,6 +474,7 @@ static CURLcode post_per_transfer(struct GlobalConfig *global,
         curl_easy_getinfo(curl, CURLINFO_RESPONSE_CODE, &response);
 
         switch(response) {
+        case 408: /* Request Timeout */
         case 429: /* Too Many Requests (RFC6585) */
         case 500: /* Internal Server Error */
         case 502: /* Bad Gateway */