diff --git a/modules/videos/downloader.py b/modules/videos/downloader.py
index a5267f9a..5a3141b2 100755
--- a/modules/videos/downloader.py
+++ b/modules/videos/downloader.py
@@ -639,14 +639,18 @@ class VideoDownloader(Downloader, ABC):
             if not video_path.is_file():
                 error = f'{stdout}\n\n\n{stderr}\n\n' \
                         f'Video file could not be found!  {video_path}'
+                retry_seconds = None
                 if '!is_live' in stdout:
                     error = f'{stdout}\n\nVideo was live and did not finish downloading.'
+                    retry_seconds = 3600
                 if ' live event ' in stdout:
                     error = f'{stdout}\n\nVideo will be live and did not finish downloading.'
+                    retry_seconds = 3600
                 return DownloadResult(
                     success=False,
                     error=error,
                     location=location,
+                    retry_seconds=retry_seconds,
                 )
 
             if not ffmpeg_video_complete(video_path):
diff --git a/modules/videos/test/test_downloader.py b/modules/videos/test/test_downloader.py
index 7a44209f..8004196c 100644
--- a/modules/videos/test/test_downloader.py
+++ b/modules/videos/test/test_downloader.py
@@ -821,3 +821,35 @@ async def test_video_download_uses_effective_settings(test_session, test_directo
     assert '--sleep-requests' in cmd, 'sleep_requests override should appear in command'
     sleep_idx = cmd.index('--sleep-requests')
     assert cmd[sleep_idx + 1] == '5.0', f'Expected sleep_requests=5.0, got {cmd[sleep_idx + 1]}'
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_live_video_retry_seconds(test_session, test_directory, mock_video_extract_info,
+                                        video_download_manager, mock_video_process_runner,
+                                        simple_channel):
+    """A live video download should return retry_seconds=3600 so it retries in 1 hour."""
+    from wrolpi.cmd import CommandResult
+
+    simple_channel.source_id = example_video_json['channel_id']
+    simple_channel.directory = test_directory / 'videos/channel name'
+    simple_channel.directory.mkdir(parents=True)
+
+    # Simulate yt-dlp output when a video is live.
+    mock_video_process_runner.return_value = CommandResult(
+        return_code=0, cancelled=False,
+        stdout=b'does not pass filter (!is_live), skipping ..', stderr=b'', elapsed=0,
+    )
+
+    url = 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=live_video'
+    mock_video_extract_info.return_value = example_video_json
+
+    with mock.patch('modules.videos.downloader.VideoDownloader.prepare_filename') as mock_prepare_filename:
+        # Return a path that won't exist (video wasn't downloaded because it's live).
+        mock_prepare_filename.return_value = (simple_channel.directory / 'live video.mp4', {'id': 'foo'})
+
+        download = Download(url=url, downloader='video', attempts=0)
+        result = await video_downloader.do_download(download)
+
+    assert result.success is False
+    assert result.retry_seconds == 3600
+    assert 'live' in result.error.lower()
diff --git a/wrolpi/downloader.py b/wrolpi/downloader.py
index 22405a54..fa2538bb 100644
--- a/wrolpi/downloader.py
+++ b/wrolpi/downloader.py
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ class DownloadResult:
     error: str = None
     info_json: dict = field(default_factory=dict)
     location: str = None
+    retry_seconds: int = None
     success: bool = False
     settings: dict = field(default_factory=dict)
 
@@ -1286,7 +1287,10 @@ async def signal_download_download(download_id: int, download_url: str):
                 download.location = result.location or download.location or None
                 # Clear any old errors if the download succeeded.
                 download.error = result.error if result.error else None
-                download.next_download = download_manager.calculate_next_download(session, download)
+                if isinstance(result.retry_seconds, int):
+                    download.next_download = now() + timedelta(seconds=result.retry_seconds)
+                else:
+                    download.next_download = download_manager.calculate_next_download(session, download)
 
                 urls = download.filter_excluded(result.downloads) if result.downloads else None
                 if urls: