diff --git a/ape_alchemy/provider.py b/ape_alchemy/provider.py
index 4b49c55..c5a79cd 100644
--- a/ape_alchemy/provider.py
+++ b/ape_alchemy/provider.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import os, time
-import numpy.random as random
+import random
 from typing import Any, Dict, Iterator
 
 from ape.api import UpstreamProvider, Web3Provider
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ def _make_request(
         retry_backoff_factor: int=2, # exponential backoff
         max_retry_delay: int=30_000, # 30 seconds
         max_retries: int=3,
-        retry_jitter: int=250,
+        retry_jitter: int=250, # 250 milliseconds
     ) -> Any:
         
         for i in range(0,max_retries):