diff --git a/internal/runner/runner.go b/internal/runner/runner.go
index 2a3c2c470..59910f824 100644
--- a/internal/runner/runner.go
+++ b/internal/runner/runner.go
@@ -384,11 +384,7 @@ func New(options *types.Options) (*Runner, error) {
 	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)
-	}
+	runner.rateLimiter = utils.GetRateLimiter(context.Background(), options.RateLimit, options.RateLimitDuration)
 
 	if tmpDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "nuclei-tmp-*"); err == nil {
 		runner.tmpDir = tmpDir
diff --git a/lib/config.go b/lib/config.go
index 2c2a585d9..cdc56ce06 100644
--- a/lib/config.go
+++ b/lib/config.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/goflags"
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/gologger"
-	"github.com/projectdiscovery/ratelimit"
+	"github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v3/pkg/utils"
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/utils/errkit"
 
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v3/pkg/authprovider"
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ func WithGlobalRateLimitCtx(ctx context.Context, maxTokens int, duration time.Du
 	return func(e *NucleiEngine) error {
 		e.opts.RateLimit = maxTokens
 		e.opts.RateLimitDuration = duration
-		e.rateLimiter = ratelimit.New(ctx, uint(e.opts.RateLimit), e.opts.RateLimitDuration)
+		e.rateLimiter = utils.GetRateLimiter(ctx, e.opts.RateLimit, e.opts.RateLimitDuration)
 		return nil
 	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/multi.go b/lib/multi.go
index 5c542513c..b6c577587 100644
--- a/lib/multi.go
+++ b/lib/multi.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v3/pkg/output"
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v3/pkg/protocols"
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v3/pkg/types"
-	"github.com/projectdiscovery/ratelimit"
+	"github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v3/pkg/utils"
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/utils/errkit"
 	"github.com/rs/xid"
 )
@@ -53,11 +53,7 @@ func createEphemeralObjects(ctx context.Context, base *NucleiEngine, opts *types
 	if opts.RateLimit > 0 && opts.RateLimitDuration == 0 {
 		opts.RateLimitDuration = time.Second
 	}
-	if opts.RateLimit == 0 && opts.RateLimitDuration == 0 {
-		u.executerOpts.RateLimiter = ratelimit.NewUnlimited(ctx)
-	} else {
-		u.executerOpts.RateLimiter = ratelimit.New(ctx, uint(opts.RateLimit), opts.RateLimitDuration)
-	}
+	u.executerOpts.RateLimiter = utils.GetRateLimiter(ctx, opts.RateLimit, opts.RateLimitDuration)
 	u.engine = core.New(opts)
 	u.engine.SetExecuterOptions(u.executerOpts)
 	return u, nil
diff --git a/pkg/utils/utils.go b/pkg/utils/utils.go
index 9a8c669f9..471c0e73a 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/utils.go
@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
 package utils
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/url"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/cespare/xxhash"
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v3/pkg/catalog"
+	"github.com/projectdiscovery/ratelimit"
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/retryablehttp-go"
 	mapsutil "github.com/projectdiscovery/utils/maps"
 	"golang.org/x/exp/constraints"
@@ -71,3 +74,12 @@ func MapHash[K constraints.Ordered, V any](m map[K]V) uint64 {
 	}
 	return xxhash.Sum64([]byte(sb.String()))
 }
+
+// GetRateLimiter returns a rate limiter with the given max tokens and duration
+// if maxTokens is 0 or duration is 0, it returns an unlimited rate limiter
+func GetRateLimiter(ctx context.Context, maxTokens int, duration time.Duration) *ratelimit.Limiter {
+	if maxTokens == 0 || duration == 0 {
+		return ratelimit.NewUnlimited(ctx)
+	}
+	return ratelimit.New(ctx, uint(maxTokens), duration)
+}