diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index db3f8c9..0c304b4 100755
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ Thumbs.db
 !.env.example
 !.env.test
 
+# Home worker credentials and browser cookies
+/house.env
+/.house-worker-profile/
+
 # Vite
 vite.config.js.timestamp-*
 vite.config.ts.timestamp-*
diff --git a/scripts/house-worker.ts b/scripts/house-worker.ts
index d83ca85..16f679b 100644
--- a/scripts/house-worker.ts
+++ b/scripts/house-worker.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ const config = {
 	),
 	slowEveryHours: number(process.env.HOUSE_SLOW_EVERY_HOURS, 12),
 	slowMaxPages: number(process.env.HOUSE_SLOW_MAX_PAGES, 80),
-	minGapMs: number(process.env.HOUSE_MIN_GAP_SECONDS, 8) * 1000,
+	minGapMs: Math.max(8, number(process.env.HOUSE_MIN_GAP_SECONDS, 8)) * 1000,
 	dailyBudget: number(process.env.HOUSE_DAILY_BUDGET, 1500),
 	fetchMode: (process.env.HOUSE_FETCH_MODE ?? 'fetch') as 'fetch' | 'browser',
 	userAgent:
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ function slowBudgetLeft() {
 async function waitForTurn() {
 	resetBudget();
 	if (budgetUsed >= config.dailyBudget) throw new Error('Daily request budget used up');
-	const gap = config.minGapMs * (0.8 + Math.random() * 0.7);
+	const gap = config.minGapMs * (1 + Math.random() * 0.5);
 	const wait = lastRequestAt + gap - Date.now();
 	if (wait > 0) await sleep(wait);
 	lastRequestAt = Date.now();