diff --git a/src/interface.rs b/src/interface.rs
index 42b3a57..7a265c2 100644
--- a/src/interface.rs
+++ b/src/interface.rs
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ pub async fn initiate_coinjoin(
 ///
 /// # Arguments
 /// * `back` - how many second back look in the past
-/// * `timeout` - how many microseconds we will wait before fetching relay notifications
+/// * `timeout` - how many milliseconds we will wait before fetching relay notifications
 /// * `relay` - the relay url, must start w/ `wss://` or `ws://`
 ///
 /// # Returns a [`Vec`]  of [`String`] containing a json serialization of a [`Pool`]
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ pub async fn list_pools(
     // subscribe to 2020 event up to 1 day back in time
     pool_listener.subscribe_pools(back).await.unwrap();
 
-    sleep(Duration::from_micros(timeout)).await;
+    sleep(Duration::from_millis(timeout)).await;
 
     while let Some(pool) = pool_listener.receive_pool_notification()? {
         let str = serde_json::to_string(&pool)?;