diff --git a/exposed-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/DatabaseConfig.kt b/exposed-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/DatabaseConfig.kt
index 370c686545..ca66a1a2a9 100644
--- a/exposed-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/DatabaseConfig.kt
+++ b/exposed-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/DatabaseConfig.kt
@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@ class DatabaseConfig private constructor(
          */
         var defaultRepetitionAttempts: Int = 3,
         /**
-         * The minimum time to wait before retrying a transaction if SQLException happens
+         * The minimum number of milliseconds to wait before retrying a transaction if SQLException happens
          * Can be overridden on per-transaction level by specifying `minRepetitionDelay` parameter on call
          * Default minimum delay is 0
          */
         var defaultMinRepetitionDelay: Long = 0,
         /**
-         * The maximum time to wait before retrying a transaction if SQLException happens
+         * The maximum number of milliseconds to wait before retrying a transaction if SQLException happens
          * Can be overridden on per-transaction level by specifying `maxRepetitionDelay` parameter on call
          * Default maximum delay is 0
          */
diff --git a/exposed-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/transactions/ThreadLocalTransactionManager.kt b/exposed-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/transactions/ThreadLocalTransactionManager.kt
index c2e334ff0c..0807dbb0b7 100644
--- a/exposed-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/transactions/ThreadLocalTransactionManager.kt
+++ b/exposed-core/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/exposed/sql/transactions/ThreadLocalTransactionManager.kt
@@ -250,15 +250,15 @@ fun <T> inTopLevelTransaction(
                 }
                 // set delay value
                 val delay = if (minRepetitionDelay < maxRepetitionDelay) {
-                    minRepetitionDelay + Random(System.currentTimeMillis()).nextLong(maxRepetitionDelay - minRepetitionDelay)
+                    Random(System.currentTimeMillis()).nextLong(minRepetitionDelay, maxRepetitionDelay)
                 } else if (minRepetitionDelay == maxRepetitionDelay) {
                     minRepetitionDelay
                 } else {
                     0
                 }
-                exposedLogger.warn("Wait $delay seconds before retrying")
+                exposedLogger.warn("Wait $delay milliseconds before retrying")
                 try {
-                    Thread.sleep(delay * 1000)
+                    Thread.sleep(delay)
                 } catch (e: InterruptedException) {
                   // Do nothing
                 }