diff --git a/src/events/messageCreate.ts b/src/events/messageCreate.ts
index 10a7af7..4b60c92 100644
--- a/src/events/messageCreate.ts
+++ b/src/events/messageCreate.ts
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export default event(Events.MessageCreate, async ({ log, msgHist, ollama, client
 
     // Check for channel-wide bot-to-bot cooldown
     const channelCooldownKey = `channel:${message.channelId}:bot_cooldown`
-    const cooldownPeriod = 60 // 1 minute
+    const cooldownPeriod = 300 // Increased from 60 to 300 seconds (5 minutes)
     if (isBotMessage) {
         log(`Checking bot-to-bot cooldown for channel ${message.channelId}.`)
         try {
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ export default event(Events.MessageCreate, async ({ log, msgHist, ollama, client
         }
 
         // Log initial sentiments with two decimals
-        log(`Initial sentiments - User ${message.author.id}: ${userSentiment.toFixed(2)}, Bot: ${ OLLAMA_NUM_LAYERS=40botSentiment.toFixed(2)}`)
+        log(`Initial sentiments - User ${message.author.id}: ${userSentiment.toFixed(2)}, Bot: ${botSentiment.toFixed(2)}`)
 
         // Construct sentiment data for prompt
         const sentimentData = `User ${message.author.id} sentiment: ${userSentiment.toFixed(2)}, Bot sentiment: ${botSentiment.toFixed(2)}`