diff --git a/lib/config.go b/lib/config.go
index 7a9419aa50..ab2c283003 100644
--- a/lib/config.go
+++ b/lib/config.go
@@ -174,7 +174,11 @@ func WithGlobalRateLimitCtx(ctx context.Context, maxTokens int, duration time.Du
 	return func(e *NucleiEngine) error {
 		e.opts.RateLimit = maxTokens
 		e.opts.RateLimitDuration = duration
-		e.rateLimiter = ratelimit.New(ctx, uint(e.opts.RateLimit), e.opts.RateLimitDuration)
+		if e.opts.RateLimit == 0 {
+			e.rateLimiter = ratelimit.NewUnlimited(ctx)
+		} else {
+			e.rateLimiter = ratelimit.New(ctx, uint(e.opts.RateLimit), e.opts.RateLimitDuration)
+		}
 		return nil
 	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/multi.go b/lib/multi.go
index 44c13ddfe6..fcf27e709c 100644
--- a/lib/multi.go
+++ b/lib/multi.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func createEphemeralObjects(ctx context.Context, base *NucleiEngine, opts *types
 	if opts.RateLimit > 0 && opts.RateLimitDuration == 0 {
 		opts.RateLimitDuration = time.Second
 	}
-	if opts.RateLimit == 0 && opts.RateLimitDuration == 0 {
+	if opts.RateLimit == 0 {
 		u.executerOpts.RateLimiter = ratelimit.NewUnlimited(ctx)
 	} else {
 		u.executerOpts.RateLimiter = ratelimit.New(ctx, uint(opts.RateLimit), opts.RateLimitDuration)
diff --git a/lib/sdk_private.go b/lib/sdk_private.go
index cacd9a1ca1..81a4fb8dfd 100644
--- a/lib/sdk_private.go
+++ b/lib/sdk_private.go
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ func (e *NucleiEngine) init(ctx context.Context) error {
 		if e.opts.RateLimit > 0 && e.opts.RateLimitDuration == 0 {
 			e.opts.RateLimitDuration = time.Second
 		}
-		if e.opts.RateLimit == 0 && e.opts.RateLimitDuration == 0 {
+		if e.opts.RateLimit == 0 {
 			e.executerOpts.RateLimiter = ratelimit.NewUnlimited(ctx)
 		} else {
 			e.executerOpts.RateLimiter = ratelimit.New(ctx, uint(e.opts.RateLimit), e.opts.RateLimitDuration)