diff --git a/src/browser/actions.zig b/src/browser/actions.zig
index 7bd8f48a..37d17ccb 100644
--- a/src/browser/actions.zig
+++ b/src/browser/actions.zig
@@ -114,6 +114,6 @@ pub fn waitForSelector(selector: [:0]const u8, timeout_ms: u32, session: *Sessio
     const remaining = timeout_ms -| elapsed;
     if (remaining == 0) return error.Timeout;
 
-    const el = try runner.waitForSelector(selector, timeout_ms);
+    const el = try runner.waitForSelector(selector, remaining);
     return el.asNode();
 }
diff --git a/src/lightpanda.zig b/src/lightpanda.zig
index d2d924ad..d80f2c97 100644
--- a/src/lightpanda.zig
+++ b/src/lightpanda.zig
@@ -129,14 +129,14 @@ pub fn fetch(app: *App, url: [:0]const u8, opts: FetchOpts) !void {
         const elapsed: u32 = @intCast(timer.read() / std.time.ns_per_ms);
         const remaining = opts.wait_ms -| elapsed;
         if (remaining == 0) return error.Timeout;
-        _ = try runner.waitForSelector(selector, opts.wait_ms);
+        _ = try runner.waitForSelector(selector, remaining);
     }
 
     if (opts.wait_script) |script| {
         const elapsed: u32 = @intCast(timer.read() / std.time.ns_per_ms);
         const remaining = opts.wait_ms -| elapsed;
         if (remaining == 0) return error.Timeout;
-        try runner.waitForScript(script, opts.wait_ms);
+        try runner.waitForScript(script, remaining);
     }
 
     const writer = opts.writer orelse return;