diff --git a/plugins/url_title_sniffer.py b/plugins/url_title_sniffer.py
index a1d9f14..6eadcfe 100644
--- a/plugins/url_title_sniffer.py
+++ b/plugins/url_title_sniffer.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Features:
     - Built-in exclusion of YouTube URLs to avoid conflicts with dedicated YouTube plugins
     - Error handling for network and parsing operations
     - Proper resource cleanup through session management
-    - Queue-based processing system for better flow control
+    - Queue-based processing system with strict rate limiting
 
 Dependencies:
     - aiohttp: For asynchronous HTTP requests
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Date: 2025-02-14
 """
 
 import re
+import time
 import aiohttp
 import ircstyle
 from lxml import html
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ class URLTitlePlugin:
         session (aiohttp.ClientSession): Persistent HTTP session for making web requests
         url_pattern (re.Pattern): Compiled regex for URL detection in messages
         queue (Queue): Processing queue for URL handling tasks
+        last_processed (float): Timestamp of last successful URL processing
     """
 
     def __init__(self, bot):
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ class URLTitlePlugin:
         self.session = aiohttp.ClientSession(loop=self.bot.loop)
         self.url_pattern = re.compile(r"https?://[^\s<>\"']+|www\.[^\s<>\"']+")
         self.queue = Queue()
+        self.last_processed = 0  # Initialize to epoch start
         self.bot.create_task(self.process_queue())
 
     @event(irc3.rfc.PRIVMSG)
@@ -68,14 +71,24 @@ class URLTitlePlugin:
             self.queue.put_nowait((target, url))
 
     async def process_queue(self):
-        """Process URLs from the queue asynchronously."""
+        """Process URLs from the queue with strict 5-second cooldown between requests."""
         while True:
             target, url = await self.queue.get()
             try:
+                current_time = time.time()
+                elapsed = current_time - self.last_processed
+
+                if elapsed < 5:
+                    self.bot.log.info(f"Rate limited: Waiting {5 - elapsed:.1f}s to process {url}")
+                    continue
+
                 title = await self.fetch_title(url)
                 if title:
                     formatted_message = self.format_message(title, url)
                     await self.bot.privmsg(target, formatted_message)
+                
+                self.last_processed = time.time()  # Update after successful processing
+
             except Exception as e:
                 self.bot.log.error(f"Error processing URL {url}: {e}")
             finally:
@@ -113,4 +126,4 @@ class URLTitlePlugin:
 
     def __del__(self):
         """Ensure proper cleanup when the plugin is destroyed."""
-        self.bot.create_task(self.close())
\ No newline at end of file
+        self.bot.create_task(self.close())