diff --git a/modules/markov.go b/modules/markov.go
index 4881e6b..7b0d539 100644
--- a/modules/markov.go
+++ b/modules/markov.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func markovHandleMessage(m *Message) {
 		} else {
 			talk := tok[1]
 			for {
-				time.Sleep(time.Duration(rand.Intn(8)+2 * time.Second)
+				time.Sleep(time.Duration(rand.Intn(8)+2) * time.Second)
 				talk = markovChain.Generate(*markovAnswerLen, talk)
 				SayCh <- m.Channel + "\n" + talk
 				if rand.Intn(100) < 10 {