diff --git a/crates/api_common/src/lib.rs b/crates/api_common/src/lib.rs
index b55dff32f..fb0087f4c 100644
--- a/crates/api_common/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/api_common/src/lib.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ pub extern crate lemmy_utils;
 
 pub use lemmy_utils::LemmyErrorType;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use std::time::Duration;
+use std::{cmp::min, time::Duration};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, Clone)]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "full", derive(ts_rs::TS))]
@@ -43,7 +43,31 @@ impl Default for SuccessResponse {
   }
 }
 
-/// how long to sleep based on how many retries have already happened
+// TODO: use from_hours once stabilized
+// https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/120301
+const HOUR: Duration = Duration::from_secs(3600);
+
+/// Calculate how long to sleep until next federation send based on how many
+/// retries have already happened. Uses exponential backoff with maximum of one hour.
 pub fn federate_retry_sleep_duration(retry_count: i32) -> Duration {
-  Duration::from_secs_f64(2.0_f64.powf(f64::from(retry_count)))
+  let pow = 2.0_f64.powf(retry_count.into());
+  let pow = Duration::from_secs_f64(pow);
+  min(HOUR, pow)
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+pub(crate) mod tests {
+  use super::*;
+
+  #[test]
+  fn test_federate_retry_sleep_duration() {
+    let s = |secs| Duration::from_secs(secs);
+    assert_eq!(s(1), federate_retry_sleep_duration(0));
+    assert_eq!(s(2), federate_retry_sleep_duration(1));
+    assert_eq!(s(4), federate_retry_sleep_duration(2));
+    assert_eq!(s(8), federate_retry_sleep_duration(3));
+    assert_eq!(s(16), federate_retry_sleep_duration(4));
+    assert_eq!(s(1024), federate_retry_sleep_duration(10));
+    assert_eq!(s(3600), federate_retry_sleep_duration(20));
+  }
 }
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index 9539402df..9dcd88026 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # syntax=docker/dockerfile:1.6
-ARG RUST_VERSION=1.76
+ARG RUST_VERSION=1.77
 ARG CARGO_BUILD_FEATURES=default
 ARG RUST_RELEASE_MODE=debug
 
diff --git a/scripts/test.sh b/scripts/test.sh
index efe9b1513..3e0581fc7 100755
--- a/scripts/test.sh
+++ b/scripts/test.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ CWD="$(cd -P -- "$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd -P)"
 cd $CWD/../
 
 PACKAGE="$1"
-echo "$PACKAGE"
+TEST="$2"
 
 source scripts/start_dev_db.sh
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export RUST_BACKTRACE=1
 
 if [ -n "$PACKAGE" ];
 then
-  cargo test -p $PACKAGE --all-features --no-fail-fast
+  cargo test -p $PACKAGE --all-features --no-fail-fast $TEST
 else
   cargo test --workspace --no-fail-fast
 fi