diff --git a/src/middleware/route-ratelimit.js b/src/middleware/route-ratelimit.js
index acdc6bb..1df3284 100644
--- a/src/middleware/route-ratelimit.js
+++ b/src/middleware/route-ratelimit.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ const { RateLimiterRedis } = require('rate-limiter-flexible')
 const rateLimitOptions = {
   storeClient: redisClient,
   points: 100, // Number of points
-  duration: 60 // Per second
+  duration: 60 // Per minute (per 60 seconds)
 }
 
 // This hard-coded value is temporary. It will be swapped out with an environment