diff --git a/cmd/nuclei/main.go b/cmd/nuclei/main.go
index 3caec21c..b6ecd1e4 100644
--- a/cmd/nuclei/main.go
+++ b/cmd/nuclei/main.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/utils/auth/pdcp"
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/utils/env"
 	_ "github.com/projectdiscovery/utils/pprof"
+	stringsutil "github.com/projectdiscovery/utils/strings"
 
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/goflags"
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/gologger"
@@ -329,7 +330,8 @@ on extensive configurability, massive extensibility and ease of use.`)
 
 	flagSet.CreateGroup("rate-limit", "Rate-Limit",
 		flagSet.IntVarP(&options.RateLimit, "rate-limit", "rl", 150, "maximum number of requests to send per second"),
-		flagSet.IntVarP(&options.RateLimitMinute, "rate-limit-minute", "rlm", 0, "maximum number of requests to send per minute"),
+		flagSet.DurationVarP(&options.RateLimitDuration, "rate-limit-duration", "rld", time.Second, "maximum number of requests to send per second"),
+		flagSet.IntVarP(&options.RateLimitMinute, "rate-limit-minute", "rlm", 0, "maximum number of requests to send per minute (DEPRECATED)"),
 		flagSet.IntVarP(&options.BulkSize, "bulk-size", "bs", 25, "maximum number of hosts to be analyzed in parallel per template"),
 		flagSet.IntVarP(&options.TemplateThreads, "concurrency", "c", 25, "maximum number of templates to be executed in parallel"),
 		flagSet.IntVarP(&options.HeadlessBulkSize, "headless-bulk-size", "hbs", 10, "maximum number of headless hosts to be analyzed in parallel per template"),
@@ -597,10 +599,10 @@ Note: Make sure you have backup of your custom nuclei-templates before proceedin
 			gologger.Fatal().Msgf("could not read response: %s", err)
 		}
 		resp = strings.TrimSpace(resp)
-		if strings.EqualFold(resp, "y") || strings.EqualFold(resp, "yes") {
+		if stringsutil.EqualFoldAny(resp, "y", "yes") {
 			break
 		}
-		if strings.EqualFold(resp, "n") || strings.EqualFold(resp, "no") || resp == "" {
+		if stringsutil.EqualFoldAny(resp, "n", "no", "") {
 			fmt.Println("Exiting...")
 			os.Exit(0)
 		}
diff --git a/internal/runner/runner.go b/internal/runner/runner.go
index 3c6aaf0b..23443647 100644
--- a/internal/runner/runner.go
+++ b/internal/runner/runner.go
@@ -314,11 +314,17 @@ func New(options *types.Options) (*Runner, error) {
 	}
 
 	if options.RateLimitMinute > 0 {
-		runner.rateLimiter = ratelimit.New(context.Background(), uint(options.RateLimitMinute), time.Minute)
-	} else if options.RateLimit > 0 {
-		runner.rateLimiter = ratelimit.New(context.Background(), uint(options.RateLimit), time.Second)
-	} else {
+		gologger.Warning().Msgf("rate limit per minute is deprecated - use rate-limit-duration")
+		options.RateLimit = options.RateLimitMinute
+		options.RateLimitDuration = time.Minute
+	}
+	if options.RateLimit > 0 && options.RateLimitDuration == 0 {
+		options.RateLimitDuration = time.Second
+	}
+	if options.RateLimit == 0 && options.RateLimitDuration == 0 {
 		runner.rateLimiter = ratelimit.NewUnlimited(context.Background())
+	} else {
+		runner.rateLimiter = ratelimit.New(context.Background(), uint(options.RateLimit), options.RateLimitDuration)
 	}
 
 	if tmpDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "nuclei-tmp-*"); err == nil {
diff --git a/lib/multi.go b/lib/multi.go
index 3a573b16..6fa791a2 100644
--- a/lib/multi.go
+++ b/lib/multi.go
@@ -42,11 +42,16 @@ func createEphemeralObjects(base *NucleiEngine, opts *types.Options) (*unsafeOpt
 		Parser:          base.parser,
 	}
 	if opts.RateLimitMinute > 0 {
-		u.executerOpts.RateLimiter = ratelimit.New(context.Background(), uint(opts.RateLimitMinute), time.Minute)
-	} else if opts.RateLimit > 0 {
-		u.executerOpts.RateLimiter = ratelimit.New(context.Background(), uint(opts.RateLimit), time.Second)
-	} else {
+		opts.RateLimit = opts.RateLimitMinute
+		opts.RateLimitDuration = time.Minute
+	}
+	if opts.RateLimit > 0 && opts.RateLimitDuration == 0 {
+		opts.RateLimitDuration = time.Second
+	}
+	if opts.RateLimit == 0 && opts.RateLimitDuration == 0 {
 		u.executerOpts.RateLimiter = ratelimit.NewUnlimited(context.Background())
+	} else {
+		u.executerOpts.RateLimiter = ratelimit.New(context.Background(), uint(opts.RateLimit), opts.RateLimitDuration)
 	}
 	u.engine = core.New(opts)
 	u.engine.SetExecuterOptions(u.executerOpts)
diff --git a/lib/sdk_private.go b/lib/sdk_private.go
index bc66d53f..c76970c9 100644
--- a/lib/sdk_private.go
+++ b/lib/sdk_private.go
@@ -192,11 +192,16 @@ func (e *NucleiEngine) init() error {
 
 	if e.executerOpts.RateLimiter == nil {
 		if e.opts.RateLimitMinute > 0 {
-			e.executerOpts.RateLimiter = ratelimit.New(context.Background(), uint(e.opts.RateLimitMinute), time.Minute)
-		} else if e.opts.RateLimit > 0 {
-			e.executerOpts.RateLimiter = ratelimit.New(context.Background(), uint(e.opts.RateLimit), time.Second)
-		} else {
+			e.opts.RateLimit = e.opts.RateLimitMinute
+			e.opts.RateLimitDuration = time.Minute
+		}
+		if e.opts.RateLimit > 0 && e.opts.RateLimitDuration == 0 {
+			e.opts.RateLimitDuration = time.Second
+		}
+		if e.opts.RateLimit == 0 && e.opts.RateLimitDuration == 0 {
 			e.executerOpts.RateLimiter = ratelimit.NewUnlimited(context.Background())
+		} else {
+			e.executerOpts.RateLimiter = ratelimit.New(context.Background(), uint(e.opts.RateLimit), e.opts.RateLimitDuration)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/testutils/testutils.go b/pkg/testutils/testutils.go
index 96d68e1d..e59aa015 100644
--- a/pkg/testutils/testutils.go
+++ b/pkg/testutils/testutils.go
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ var DefaultOptions = &types.Options{
 	Timeout:                    5,
 	Retries:                    1,
 	RateLimit:                  150,
+	RateLimitDuration:          time.Second,
 	ProjectPath:                "",
 	Severities:                 severity.Severities{},
 	Targets:                    []string{},
diff --git a/pkg/types/types.go b/pkg/types/types.go
index ce783809..34f3c3be 100644
--- a/pkg/types/types.go
+++ b/pkg/types/types.go
@@ -132,7 +132,10 @@ type Options struct {
 	Retries int
 	// Rate-Limit is the maximum number of requests per specified target
 	RateLimit int
+	// Rate Limit Duration interval between burst resets
+	RateLimitDuration time.Duration
 	// Rate-Limit is the maximum number of requests per minute for specified target
+	// Deprecated: Use RateLimitDuration - automatically set Rate Limit Duration to 60 seconds
 	RateLimitMinute int
 	// PageTimeout is the maximum time to wait for a page in seconds
 	PageTimeout int
@@ -410,6 +413,7 @@ func (options *Options) HasClientCertificates() bool {
 func DefaultOptions() *Options {
 	return &Options{
 		RateLimit:               150,
+		RateLimitDuration:       time.Second,
 		BulkSize:                25,
 		TemplateThreads:         25,
 		HeadlessBulkSize:        10,