diff --git a/blurp b/blurp
index 796e519..71566c6 100755
Binary files a/blurp and b/blurp differ
diff --git a/blurp.go b/blurp.go
index b897aae..228130a 100644
--- a/blurp.go
+++ b/blurp.go
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ var deleteCmd = &cobra.Command{
 				}
 				slog.Info(msg)
 
-				time.Sleep(time.Duration(rate))
+				time.Sleep(time.Duration(rate) * time.Second)
 			} else {
 				slog.Info(fmt.Sprintf("keeping %s (created: %s)", status.ID, t.Format(time.DateOnly)))
 			}
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ func readAllPaged(authClient *auth.Client, accID string) ([]*models.Status, erro
 			break
 		}
 
-		time.Sleep(time.Duration(rate))
+		time.Sleep(time.Duration(rate) * time.Second)
 
 		all = append(all, resp.GetPayload()...)
 	}