diff --git a/etl/hubspot/hubspotClient.py b/etl/hubspot/hubspotClient.py
index 20f90944..72cf2b9c 100644
--- a/etl/hubspot/hubspotClient.py
+++ b/etl/hubspot/hubspotClient.py
@@ -91,14 +91,18 @@ class HubspotClient:
         Call fn(), retrying up to max_retries times on 429 rate-limit errors.
         Waits the minimal amount: the remaining interval window reported by HubSpot headers.
         Falls back to the full interval (10s) if headers are absent.
+
+        Note: each HubSpot sub-module (deals, companies, etc.) ships its own ApiException
+        class with no shared base beyond Exception, so we detect 429s via duck-typing.
         """
         for attempt in range(max_retries + 1):
             try:
                 return fn()
-            except ApiException as e:
-                if e.status != 429 or attempt == max_retries:
+            except Exception as e:
+                status = getattr(e, "status", None)
+                if status != 429 or attempt == max_retries:
                     raise
-                headers = e.headers or {}
+                headers = getattr(e, "headers", None) or {}
                 interval_ms = int(
                     headers.get("x-hubspot-ratelimit-interval-milliseconds", 10000)
                 )