diff --git a/lib/routes/admin.js b/lib/routes/admin.js
index 378b6cd..513e84b 100644
--- a/lib/routes/admin.js
+++ b/lib/routes/admin.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const { initProtocols, assembleContactURL, calcContactURL, protocolOptions } = r
 const nameFromUseragent = require('../util/nameFromUseragent');
 const removeUserDataFromSession = require('../util/removeUserDataFromSession');
 const ParameterError = require('../util/ParameterError');
-const { rateLimiterBlock, rateLimiterPenalty } = require('../middleware/rateLimiterMiddleware');
+const { rateLimiterPenalty } = require('../middleware/rateLimiterMiddleware');
 
 /* eslint no-unused-vars: ["warn", { "varsIgnorePattern": "^_", "argsIgnorePattern": "^_" }]  */
 /* eslint-disable no-case-declarations */
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ module.exports = async function (hostIdentity, jwtSecret, accountMgr, storeRoute
         if (!(req.session.privileges?.ADMIN || (req.session.user && req.body.contacturl === req.session.user?.contactURL))) {
           res.logNotes.add('session does not have ADMIN privilege');
           res.status(401).type('text/plain').send('Ask an admin to send the invite');
-          await rateLimiterBlock(req.ip, 61);
+          await rateLimiterPenalty(req.ip);
           return;
         }