diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index acc7f115..377af083 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
         "http-proxy": "^1.18.1",
         "log-rotate": "^0.2.8",
         "validate-color": "^2.2.1",
-        "xmppjs-chat-bot": "^0.2.3"
+        "xmppjs-chat-bot": "^0.2.4"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@peertube/feed": "^5.1.0",
@@ -12026,9 +12026,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/xmppjs-chat-bot": {
-      "version": "0.2.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/xmppjs-chat-bot/-/xmppjs-chat-bot-0.2.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-yoCozt3Qezrb/F8UMAYj21FqV5Jzu58x9M6d7eCSD2yNz1O04qkTc5c1oXR288HXpwVQCWcEP6vfH+Ij2AoJAA==",
+      "version": "0.2.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/xmppjs-chat-bot/-/xmppjs-chat-bot-0.2.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-gS6oS9tpRENjrx5nr++PmlYZF6LlvsmLQqS56Di8npASIY9nXS7Ka+OvK13Kb6mzVTiR7HyG9qYQQLKVYpoUhg==",
       "funding": [
         "https://paypal.me/JohnXLivingston",
         "https://liberapay.com/JohnLivingston/"
@@ -21248,9 +21248,9 @@
       }
     },
     "xmppjs-chat-bot": {
-      "version": "0.2.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/xmppjs-chat-bot/-/xmppjs-chat-bot-0.2.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-yoCozt3Qezrb/F8UMAYj21FqV5Jzu58x9M6d7eCSD2yNz1O04qkTc5c1oXR288HXpwVQCWcEP6vfH+Ij2AoJAA==",
+      "version": "0.2.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/xmppjs-chat-bot/-/xmppjs-chat-bot-0.2.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-gS6oS9tpRENjrx5nr++PmlYZF6LlvsmLQqS56Di8npASIY9nXS7Ka+OvK13Kb6mzVTiR7HyG9qYQQLKVYpoUhg==",
       "requires": {
         "@xmpp/client": "^0.13.1",
         "@xmpp/component": "^0.13.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8f661581..9731b98e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     "http-proxy": "^1.18.1",
     "log-rotate": "^0.2.8",
     "validate-color": "^2.2.1",
-    "xmppjs-chat-bot": "^0.2.3"
+    "xmppjs-chat-bot": "^0.2.4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@peertube/feed": "^5.1.0",
diff --git a/server/lib/bots/ctl.ts b/server/lib/bots/ctl.ts
index 69921603..1794a2b4 100644
--- a/server/lib/bots/ctl.ts
+++ b/server/lib/bots/ctl.ts
@@ -124,15 +124,16 @@ class BotsCtl {
           this.moderationBotProcess as ReturnType<typeof child_process.spawn>
 
         let resolved = false
-        // Trying to kill, and force kill if it takes more than 1 seconds
+        // Trying to kill, and force kill if it takes more than X seconds
+        const ms = 2000
         const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
           try {
-            this.logger.error('Moderation bot was not killed within 1 seconds, force killing')
+            this.logger.error('Moderation bot was not killed within ' + ms.toString() + 'ms, force killing')
             moderationBotProcess.kill('SIGKILL')
           } catch (_err) {}
           resolved = true
           resolve()
-        }, 1000)
+        }, ms)
 
         moderationBotProcess.on('exit', () => {
           if (resolved) { return }