diff --git a/src/etcp_loadbalancer.c b/src/etcp_loadbalancer.c
index 9d1285a..02b1db6 100644
--- a/src/etcp_loadbalancer.c
+++ b/src/etcp_loadbalancer.c
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ void etcp_loadbalancer_send(struct ETCP_DGRAM* dgram) {
         DEBUG_TRACE(DEBUG_CATEGORY_ETCP, "[%s] unlimited bandwidth, skipping shaper update", etcp->log_name);
         // Don't return here, let the function continue to free dgram at the end
     } else {
-        // Time to transmit (ns per byte = 8e9 / bw for bits/sec)
-        double byte_time_ns = 8000000000.0 / (double)link->bandwidth;
+        // Time to transmit (ns per byte = 8e6 / bw for Kbits/sec)
+        double byte_time_ns = 8000000.0 / (double)link->bandwidth;
         uint64_t tx_time_ns = (uint64_t)(pkt_size * byte_time_ns + 0.5);  // Round nearest
         
         // To sub_nanotime (*10 for 0.1ns)