diff --git a/lib/pleroma/http/backoff.ex b/lib/pleroma/http/backoff.ex
index cba6c0c17..5fb37205e 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/http/backoff.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/http/backoff.ex
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.HTTP.Backoff do
                 timestamp = next_backoff_timestamp(env)
                 ttl = Timex.diff(timestamp, DateTime.utc_now(), :seconds)
                 # we will cache the host for 5 minutes
-                @cachex.put(@backoff_cache, host, true, ttl)
+                @cachex.put(@backoff_cache, host, true, ttl: ttl)
                 {:error, :ratelimit}
 
               _ ->
diff --git a/test/pleroma/http/backoff_test.exs b/test/pleroma/http/backoff_test.exs
index b50a4c458..62419eb5c 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/http/backoff_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/http/backoff_test.exs
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.HTTP.BackoffTest do
     test "should return {:error, env} when rate limited" do
       # Shove a value into the cache to simulate a rate limit
       Cachex.put(@backoff_cache, "akkoma.dev", true)
-      assert {:error, env} = Backoff.get("https://akkoma.dev/api/v1/instance")
-      assert env.status == 429
+      assert {:error, :ratelimit} = Backoff.get("https://akkoma.dev/api/v1/instance")
     end
 
     test "should insert a value into the cache when rate limited" do
@@ -27,8 +26,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.HTTP.BackoffTest do
           {:ok, %Tesla.Env{status: 429, body: "Rate limited"}}
       end)
 
-      assert {:error, env} = Backoff.get("https://ratelimited.dev/api/v1/instance")
-      assert env.status == 429
+      assert {:error, :ratelimit} = Backoff.get("https://ratelimited.dev/api/v1/instance")
       assert {:ok, true} = Cachex.get(@backoff_cache, "ratelimited.dev")
     end
 
@@ -46,8 +44,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.HTTP.BackoffTest do
            }}
       end)
 
-      assert {:error, env} = Backoff.get("https://ratelimited.dev/api/v1/instance")
-      assert env.status == 429
+      assert {:error, :ratelimit} = Backoff.get("https://ratelimited.dev/api/v1/instance")
       assert {:ok, true} = Cachex.get(@backoff_cache, "ratelimited.dev")
     end
   end