diff --git a/amazonclouddrive/amazonclouddrive.go b/amazonclouddrive/amazonclouddrive.go
index 257283a8c..e826cc788 100644
--- a/amazonclouddrive/amazonclouddrive.go
+++ b/amazonclouddrive/amazonclouddrive.go
@@ -10,16 +10,17 @@ FIXME make searching for directory in id and file in id more efficient
 FIXME make the default for no files and no dirs be (FILE & FOLDER) so
 we ignore assets completely!
 
-FIXME detect 429 errors and return error with fs.RetryErrorf?
-
 */
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"log"
+	"math/rand"
+	"net/http"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ncw/go-acd"
@@ -39,6 +40,8 @@ const (
 	assetKind          = "ASSET"
 	statusAvailable    = "AVAILABLE"
 	timeFormat         = time.RFC3339 // 2014-03-07T22:31:12.173Z
+	minBackoff         = 1 * time.Second
+	maxBackoff         = 256 * time.Second
 )
 
 // Globals
@@ -84,6 +87,9 @@ type FsAcd struct {
 	c        *acd.Client        // the connection to the acd server
 	root     string             // the path we are working on
 	dirCache *dircache.DirCache // Map of directory path to directory id
+
+	backoffLock sync.Mutex
+	backoff     time.Duration // current backoff
 }
 
 // FsObjectAcd describes a acd object
@@ -204,11 +210,46 @@ func (f *FsAcd) NewFsObject(remote string) fs.Object {
 	return f.newFsObjectWithInfo(remote, nil)
 }
 
+// errChk checks the response and if it is a 429 error returns a
+// RetryError, otherwise it returns just a plain error
+//
+// It also implements the backoff strategy
+func (f *FsAcd) errChk(resp *http.Response, err error) error {
+	if err != nil && resp != nil && resp.StatusCode == 429 {
+		// Update backoff
+		f.backoffLock.Lock()
+		backoff := f.backoff
+		if backoff == 0 {
+			backoff = minBackoff
+		} else {
+			backoff *= 2
+			if backoff > maxBackoff {
+				backoff = maxBackoff
+			}
+		}
+		f.backoff = backoff
+		f.backoffLock.Unlock()
+		// Sleep for the backoff time
+		sleepTime := time.Duration(rand.Int63n(int64(backoff)))
+		fs.Debug(f, "Retry error: backoff is now %v, sleeping for %v", backoff, sleepTime)
+		time.Sleep(sleepTime)
+		return fs.RetryError(err)
+	}
+	// Reset backoff on success
+	if err == nil {
+		f.backoffLock.Lock()
+		f.backoff = 0
+		f.backoffLock.Unlock()
+	}
+	return err
+}
+
 // FindLeaf finds a directory of name leaf in the folder with ID pathId
 func (f *FsAcd) FindLeaf(pathId, leaf string) (pathIdOut string, found bool, err error) {
 	//fs.Debug(f, "FindLeaf(%q, %q)", pathId, leaf)
 	folder := acd.FolderFromId(pathId, f.c.Nodes)
 	subFolder, _, err := folder.GetFolder(leaf)
+	// err = f.errChk(resp, err)
 	if err != nil {
 		if err == acd.ErrorNodeNotFound {
 			//fs.Debug(f, "...Not found")
@@ -231,6 +272,7 @@ func (f *FsAcd) CreateDir(pathId, leaf string) (newId string, err error) {
 	//fs.Debug(f, "CreateDir(%q, %q)", pathId, leaf)
 	folder := acd.FolderFromId(pathId, f.c.Nodes)
 	info, _, err := folder.CreateFolder(leaf)
+	// err = f.errChk(resp, err)
 	if err != nil {
 		fs.Debug(f, "...Error %v", err)
 		return "", err
@@ -265,9 +307,11 @@ func (f *FsAcd) listAll(dirId string, title string, directoriesOnly bool, filesO
 		Filters: query,
 	}
 	var nodes []*acd.Node
+	//var resp *http.Response
 OUTER:
 	for {
 		nodes, _, err = f.c.Nodes.GetNodes(&opts)
+		// err = f.errChk(resp, err)
 		if err != nil {
 			fs.Stats.Error()
 			fs.ErrorLog(f, "Couldn't list files: %v", err)
@@ -394,7 +438,14 @@ func (f *FsAcd) Put(in io.Reader, remote string, modTime time.Time, size int64)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	folder := acd.FolderFromId(directoryID, o.acd.c.Nodes)
-	info, _, err := folder.Put(in, leaf)
+	var info *acd.File
+	var resp *http.Response
+	if size != 0 {
+		info, resp, err = folder.Put(in, leaf)
+	} else {
+		info, resp, err = folder.PutSized(in, size, leaf)
+	}
+	err = f.errChk(resp, err)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -445,7 +496,9 @@ func (f *FsAcd) purgeCheck(check bool) error {
 	}
 
 	node := acd.NodeFromId(rootID, f.c.Nodes)
-	_, err = node.Trash()
+	var resp *http.Response
+	resp, err = node.Trash()
+	err = f.errChk(resp, err)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -547,6 +600,7 @@ func (o *FsObjectAcd) readMetaData() (err error) {
 	}
 	folder := acd.FolderFromId(directoryID, o.acd.c.Nodes)
 	info, _, err := folder.GetFile(leaf)
+	// err = o.acd.errChk(resp, err)
 	if err != nil {
 		fs.Debug(o, "Failed to read info: %s", err)
 		return err
@@ -588,7 +642,9 @@ func (o *FsObjectAcd) Storable() bool {
 // Open an object for read
 func (o *FsObjectAcd) Open() (in io.ReadCloser, err error) {
 	file := acd.File{Node: o.info}
-	in, _, err = file.Open()
+	var resp *http.Response
+	in, resp, err = file.Open()
+	err = o.acd.errChk(resp, err)
 	return in, err
 }
 
@@ -597,7 +653,15 @@ func (o *FsObjectAcd) Open() (in io.ReadCloser, err error) {
 // The new object may have been created if an error is returned
 func (o *FsObjectAcd) Update(in io.Reader, modTime time.Time, size int64) error {
 	file := acd.File{Node: o.info}
-	info, _, err := file.Overwrite(in)
+	var info *acd.File
+	var resp *http.Response
+	var err error
+	if size != 0 {
+		info, resp, err = file.OverwriteSized(in, size)
+	} else {
+		info, resp, err = file.Overwrite(in)
+	}
+	err = o.acd.errChk(resp, err)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -607,7 +671,8 @@ func (o *FsObjectAcd) Update(in io.Reader, modTime time.Time, size int64) error
 
 // Remove an object
 func (o *FsObjectAcd) Remove() error {
-	_, err := o.info.Trash()
+	resp, err := o.info.Trash()
+	err = o.acd.errChk(resp, err)
 	return err
 }