diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 34a06e3..dd53efc 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -42,14 +42,14 @@ ENV KEYGENERATOR_TYPE=phonetic \
     KEYGENERATOR_KEYSPACE=
 
 ENV RATELIMITS_NORMAL_TOTAL_REQUESTS=500\
-    RATELIMITS_NORMAL_EVERY_SECONDS=60000 \
+    RATELIMITS_NORMAL_EVERY_MILLISECONDS=60000 \
     RATELIMITS_WHITELIST_TOTAL_REQUESTS= \
-    RATELIMITS_WHITELIST_EVERY_SECONDS=  \
+    RATELIMITS_WHITELIST_EVERY_MILLISECONDS=  \
     # comma separated list for the whitelisted \
     RATELIMITS_WHITELIST=example1.whitelist,example2.whitelist \
     \   
     RATELIMITS_BLACKLIST_TOTAL_REQUESTS= \
-    RATELIMITS_BLACKLIST_EVERY_SECONDS= \
+    RATELIMITS_BLACKLIST_EVERY_MILLISECONDS= \
     # comma separated list for the blacklisted \
     RATELIMITS_BLACKLIST=example1.blacklist,example2.blacklist 
 ENV DOCUMENTS=about=./about.md
diff --git a/docker-entrypoint.js b/docker-entrypoint.js
index f8912de..05b29da 100644
--- a/docker-entrypoint.js
+++ b/docker-entrypoint.js
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ const {
   KEYGENERATOR_TYPE,
   KEY_GENERATOR_KEYSPACE,
   RATE_LIMITS_NORMAL_TOTAL_REQUESTS,
-  RATE_LIMITS_NORMAL_EVERY_SECONDS,
+  RATE_LIMITS_NORMAL_EVERY_MILLISECONDS,
   RATE_LIMITS_WHITELIST_TOTAL_REQUESTS,
-  RATE_LIMITS_WHITELIST_EVERY_SECONDS,
+  RATE_LIMITS_WHITELIST_EVERY_MILLISECONDS,
   RATE_LIMITS_WHITELIST,
   RATE_LIMITS_BLACKLIST_TOTAL_REQUESTS,
-  RATE_LIMITS_BLACKLIST_EVERY_SECONDS,
+  RATE_LIMITS_BLACKLIST_EVERY_MILLISECONDS,
   RATE_LIMITS_BLACKLIST,
   DOCUMENTS,
 } = process.env;
@@ -64,22 +64,22 @@ const config = {
     categories: {
       normal: {
         totalRequests: RATE_LIMITS_NORMAL_TOTAL_REQUESTS,
-        every: RATE_LIMITS_NORMAL_EVERY_SECONDS,
+        every: RATE_LIMITS_NORMAL_EVERY_MILLISECONDS,
       },
       whitelist:
-        RATE_LIMITS_WHITELIST_EVERY_SECONDS ||
+        RATE_LIMITS_WHITELIST_EVERY_MILLISECONDS ||
         RATE_LIMITS_WHITELIST_TOTAL_REQUESTS
           ? {
               totalRequests: RATE_LIMITS_WHITELIST_TOTAL_REQUESTS,
-              every: RATE_LIMITS_WHITELIST_EVERY_SECONDS,
+              every: RATE_LIMITS_WHITELIST_EVERY_MILLISECONDS,
             }
           : null,
       blacklist:
-        RATE_LIMITS_BLACKLIST_EVERY_SECONDS ||
+        RATE_LIMITS_BLACKLIST_EVERY_MILLISECONDS ||
         RATE_LIMITS_BLACKLIST_TOTAL_REQUESTS
           ? {
               totalRequests: RATE_LIMITS_WHITELIST_TOTAL_REQUESTS,
-              every: RATE_LIMITS_BLACKLIST_EVERY_SECONDS,
+              every: RATE_LIMITS_BLACKLIST_EVERY_MILLISECONDS,
             }
           : null,
     },