diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a5bed0f19..66e7e5468 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+-   Fix delay/jitter adjustment in python agent (@janit0rjoe)
+
 ## [5.12.1] - 2025-01-08
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/empire/server/core/agent_task_service.py b/empire/server/core/agent_task_service.py
index 4e2ac6e00..e6df66770 100644
--- a/empire/server/core/agent_task_service.py
+++ b/empire/server/core/agent_task_service.py
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ def create_task_update_sleep(
                 db,
                 agent,
                 "TASK_CMD_WAIT",
-                f"global delay; global jitter; delay={delay}; jitter={jitter}; print('delay/jitter set to {delay}/{jitter}')",
+                f"global agent; agent.delay={delay}; agent.jitter={jitter}; print('delay/jitter set to {delay}/{jitter}')",
                 user_id=user_id,
             )
         if agent.language == "csharp":
diff --git a/empire/server/data/agent/agent.py b/empire/server/data/agent/agent.py
index b420a3646..8ed833f81 100644
--- a/empire/server/data/agent/agent.py
+++ b/empire/server/data/agent/agent.py
@@ -621,6 +621,7 @@ def dynamic_code_execute_wait_nosave(self, data, result_id):
         Task 100
         """
         try:
+            globals().update({'agent':self})
             buffer = StringIO()
             sys.stdout = buffer
             code_obj = compile(data, "<string>", "exec")