diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index e5968c7..89ebcab 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -626,7 +626,8 @@ async fn get_asset_exp_backoff(
 	context:&CloudContext,
 	asset_operation:&rbx_asset::cloud::AssetOperation
 )->Result<rbx_asset::cloud::AssetResponse,rbx_asset::cloud::AssetOperationError>{
-	let mut backoff:u16=0;
+	const BACKOFF_MUL:f32=1.3956124250860895286;//exp(1/3)
+	let mut backoff=1000f32;
 	loop{
 		match asset_operation.try_get_asset(&context).await{
 			//try again when the operation is not done
@@ -634,10 +635,9 @@ async fn get_asset_exp_backoff(
 			//return all other results
 			other_result=>return other_result,
 		}
-		let wait=f32::exp(backoff as f32/3.0)*1000f32;
-		println!("Operation not complete; waiting {:.0}ms...",wait);
-		tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(wait as u64)).await;
-		backoff+=1;
+		println!("Operation not complete; waiting {:.0}ms...",backoff);
+		tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(backoff as u64)).await;
+		backoff*=BACKOFF_MUL;
 	}
 }