diff --git a/api/src/middleware/rate-limiter.ts b/api/src/middleware/rate-limiter.ts
index cd64261447..d037752cb7 100644
--- a/api/src/middleware/rate-limiter.ts
+++ b/api/src/middleware/rate-limiter.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ const rateLimiter: RequestHandler = asyncHandler(async (req, res, next) => {
 		await rateLimiterRedis.consume(req.ip);
 	} catch (err) {
 		// If there is no error, rateLimiterRedis promise rejected with number of ms before next request allowed
-		const secs = Math.round(rejRes.msBeforeNext / 1000) || 1;
+		const secs = Math.round(err.msBeforeNext / 1000) || 1;
 		res.set('Retry-After', String(secs));
 		res.status(429).send('Too Many Requests');
 		throw new HitRateLimitException(`Too many requests, retry after ${secs}.`);