diff --git a/service/adapters/sqlite/pubsub.go b/service/adapters/sqlite/pubsub.go
index 59adaa9..6810b9a 100644
--- a/service/adapters/sqlite/pubsub.go
+++ b/service/adapters/sqlite/pubsub.go
@@ -293,11 +293,18 @@ func NewDefaultBackoffManager() DefaultBackoffManager {
 
 func (d DefaultBackoffManager) GetMessageErrorBackoff(nackCount int) time.Duration {
 	a := time.Duration(math.Pow(4, float64(nackCount-1))) * time.Second
+	value := min(a, maxDefaultMessageErrorBackoff)
+	if value <= 0 {
+		value = maxDefaultMessageErrorBackoff
+	}
 	randFraction := 1 - randomizeMessageErrorBackoffByFraction + 2*randomizeMessageErrorBackoffByFraction*rand.Float64()
-	return time.Duration(float64(min(a, maxDefaultMessageErrorBackoff)) * randFraction)
+	return time.Duration(float64(value) * randFraction)
 }
 
 func (d DefaultBackoffManager) GetNoMessagesBackoff(tick int) time.Duration {
 	a := time.Duration(math.Pow(2, float64(tick-1))) * time.Second
+	if a <= 0 {
+		return maxDefaultNoMessagesBackoff
+	}
 	return min(a, maxDefaultNoMessagesBackoff)
 }
diff --git a/service/adapters/sqlite/pubsub_test.go b/service/adapters/sqlite/pubsub_test.go
index a91f0f4..104b37b 100644
--- a/service/adapters/sqlite/pubsub_test.go
+++ b/service/adapters/sqlite/pubsub_test.go
@@ -213,12 +213,14 @@ func TestDefaultBackoffManager_GetMessageErrorBackoffStatisticallyFallsWithinCer
 	const numSamples = 1000
 
 	m := sqlite.NewDefaultBackoffManager()
-	for i := 1; i < 10; i++ {
+	for i := 1; i < 100; i++ {
 		var sum float64
 		var avg float64
 
 		for samples := 0; samples < numSamples; samples++ {
 			backoff := m.GetMessageErrorBackoff(i)
+			require.Positive(t, backoff)
+
 			if samples > numSamples/2 {
 				require.InEpsilonf(t, avg, backoff, 0.15, "failed for i=%d and sample=%d", i, samples)
 			}
@@ -230,3 +232,12 @@ func TestDefaultBackoffManager_GetMessageErrorBackoffStatisticallyFallsWithinCer
 		t.Log(i, time.Duration(avg))
 	}
 }
+
+func TestDefaultBackoffManager_NoMessagesBackoffIsPositive(t *testing.T) {
+	m := sqlite.NewDefaultBackoffManager()
+	for i := 1; i < 100; i++ {
+		backoff := m.GetNoMessagesBackoff(i)
+		t.Log(backoff)
+		require.Positive(t, backoff)
+	}
+}