diff --git a/cmd/auth.go b/cmd/auth.go
index 34e1d4a2..0a805d74 100644
--- a/cmd/auth.go
+++ b/cmd/auth.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func loginCmd() *cobra.Command {
 		Use:   "login",
 		Short: "Login to the App Store",
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			interactive := cmd.Context().Value("interactive").(bool)
+			interactive := cmd.Context().Value(interactiveKey).(bool)
 
 			if password == "" && !interactive {
 				return errors.New("password is required when not running in interactive mode; use the \"--password\" flag")
diff --git a/pkg/http/client.go b/pkg/http/client.go
index 496d02c0..22de26b1 100644
--- a/pkg/http/client.go
+++ b/pkg/http/client.go
@@ -160,6 +160,10 @@ func (c *client[R]) handleXMLResponse(res *http.Response) (Result[R], error) {
 		return Result[R]{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to read response body: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	if res.StatusCode == http.StatusTooManyRequests {
+		return Result[R]{}, fmt.Errorf("rate limited by Apple (HTTP %d): %s", res.StatusCode, strings.TrimSpace(string(body)))
+	}
+
 	var data R
 
 	normalizedBody := normalizeXMLPlistBody(body)