diff --git a/book_maker/translator/chatgptapi_translator.py b/book_maker/translator/chatgptapi_translator.py
index 8ac2da67..b675d20a 100644
--- a/book_maker/translator/chatgptapi_translator.py
+++ b/book_maker/translator/chatgptapi_translator.py
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ def get_translation(self, text):
         try:
             completion = self.create_chat_completion(text)
         except Exception:
+            if len(completion["choices"]) == 0:
+                raise
             if completion["choices"][0]["finish_reason"] != "length":
                 raise
 
@@ -108,18 +110,26 @@ def translate(self, text, needprint=True):
         if needprint:
             print(re.sub("\n{3,}", "\n\n", text))
 
-        try:
-            t_text = self.get_translation(text)
-        except Exception as e:
-            # todo: better sleep time? why sleep alawys about key_len
-            # 1. openai server error or own network interruption, sleep for a fixed time
-            # 2. an apikey has no money or reach limit, don’t sleep, just replace it with another apikey
-            # 3. all apikey reach limit, then use current sleep
-            sleep_time = int(60 / self.key_len)
-            print(e, f"will sleep {sleep_time} seconds")
-            time.sleep(sleep_time)
-
-            t_text = self.get_translation(text)
+        attempt_count = 0
+        max_attempts = 3
+        t_text = ""
+
+        while attempt_count < max_attempts:
+            try:
+                t_text = self.get_translation(text)
+                break
+            except Exception as e:
+                # todo: better sleep time? why sleep alawys about key_len
+                # 1. openai server error or own network interruption, sleep for a fixed time
+                # 2. an apikey has no money or reach limit, don’t sleep, just replace it with another apikey
+                # 3. all apikey reach limit, then use current sleep
+                sleep_time = int(60 / self.key_len)
+                print(e, f"will sleep {sleep_time} seconds")
+                time.sleep(sleep_time)
+                attempt_count += 1
+                if attempt_count == max_attempts:
+                    print(f"Get {attempt_count} consecutive exceptions")
+                    raise
 
         # todo: Determine whether to print according to the cli option
         if needprint: