diff --git a/libs/utils/src/error-handler.ts b/libs/utils/src/error-handler.ts
index 303a21ce..eddab383 100644
--- a/libs/utils/src/error-handler.ts
+++ b/libs/utils/src/error-handler.ts
@@ -83,11 +83,6 @@ export function extractRetryAfter(error: unknown): number | undefined {
     return parseInt(waitMatch[1], 10);
   }
 
-  // Default retry-after for rate limit errors
-  if (isRateLimitError(error)) {
-    return 60; // Default to 60 seconds for rate limit errors
-  }
-
   return undefined;
 }
 
@@ -103,7 +98,7 @@ export function classifyError(error: unknown): ErrorInfo {
   const isAuth = isAuthenticationError(message);
   const isCancellation = isCancellationError(message);
   const isRateLimit = isRateLimitError(error);
-  const retryAfter = isRateLimit ? extractRetryAfter(error) : undefined;
+  const retryAfter = isRateLimit ? (extractRetryAfter(error) ?? 60) : undefined;
 
   let type: ErrorType;
   if (isAuth) {
diff --git a/libs/utils/tests/error-handler.test.ts b/libs/utils/tests/error-handler.test.ts
index 77f32d67..816cfdbf 100644
--- a/libs/utils/tests/error-handler.test.ts
+++ b/libs/utils/tests/error-handler.test.ts
@@ -145,9 +145,9 @@ describe('error-handler.ts', () => {
       expect(extractRetryAfter(error)).toBe(30);
     });
 
-    it('should return default 60 for rate limit errors without explicit retry-after', () => {
+    it('should return undefined for rate limit errors without explicit retry-after', () => {
       const error = new Error('429 rate_limit_error');
-      expect(extractRetryAfter(error)).toBe(60);
+      expect(extractRetryAfter(error)).toBeUndefined();
     });
 
     it('should return undefined for non-rate-limit errors', () => {