diff --git a/src/twapi.py b/src/twapi.py
index 5491d64..c7afa1a 100644
--- a/src/twapi.py
+++ b/src/twapi.py
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class TwAPI:
             tweet = self.client.create_tweet(text=text, media_ids=media_ids, in_reply_to_tweet_id=reply_to_tweet, quote_tweet_id=quote_tweet_id)
             return tweet
         except tweepy.TooManyRequests as e:
-            wait_for = float(e.response.headers["x-rate-limit-reset"]) - datetime.datetime.now().timestamp() + 1
+            wait_for = abs(float(e.response.headers["x-rate-limit-reset"]) - datetime.datetime.now().timestamp()) + 1
             print(f'\thit rate limit -- attempting to create Tweet again in {wait_for} seconds...')
             await asyncio.sleep(wait_for)
             return await self.post_tweet(text=text, media_ids=media_ids, reply_to_tweet=reply_to_tweet)
@@ -164,4 +164,4 @@ class TwAPI:
             return False
         
         print(f'Posting {ttweet.username}/{ttweet.tweet_id}...')
-        return await self.post_ttweet(ttweet)
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+        return await self.post_ttweet(ttweet)