diff --git a/status-site.js b/status-site.js
index d87e397..e388866 100644
--- a/status-site.js
+++ b/status-site.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ const limiter = rateLimit({
     legacyHeaders: false, // Disable X-RateLimit headers
     keyGenerator: getClientIp, // Use CF-Connecting-IP or fallback to req.ip
     handler: (req, res) => {
-        const retryAfter = Math.pow(2, Math.min(req.rateLimit.current - req.rateLimit.limit, 5));
+        const retryAfter = Math.pow(2, Math.min(req.rateLimit.current - req.rateLimit.limit));
         logger.warn('Rate limit exceeded', {
             ip: getClientIp(req),
             url: req.url,