diff --git a/zulip/zulip/__init__.py b/zulip/zulip/__init__.py
index a63fc50e7..21c862fad 100644
--- a/zulip/zulip/__init__.py
+++ b/zulip/zulip/__init__.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def fail(self):
         # Exponential growth with ratio sqrt(2); compute random delay
         # between x and 2x where x is growing exponentially
         delay_scale = int(2 ** (self.number_of_retries / 2.0 - 1)) + 1
-        delay = min(delay_scale + random.randint(1, delay_scale), delay_cap)
+        delay = min(delay_scale + random.randint(1, delay_scale), self.delay_cap)
         message = "Sleeping for %ss [max %s] before retrying." % (delay, delay_scale * 2)
         try:
             logger.warning(message)
diff --git a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/run.py b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/run.py
index 0634bf8fd..9e9b1db93 100755
--- a/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/run.py
+++ b/zulip_bots/zulip_bots/run.py
@@ -127,9 +127,14 @@ def main() -> None:
         lib_module = finder.import_module_by_name(args.bot)
         if lib_module:
             bot_name = lib_module.__name__
-            if args.provision:
-                print("ERROR: Could not load bot's module for '{}'. Exiting now.")
-                sys.exit(1)
+
+            # Removed: Not needed as lib_module would have
+            # been imported during runtime if control
+            # flow reaches here. Adding any other provision
+            # check after this would be unnecessary as
+            # provision_bots require bot_path which
+            # could not be found, hence result is None
+            # and control is here.
 
     if lib_module is None:
         print("ERROR: Could not load bot module. Exiting now.")