diff --git a/CompatBot/EventHandlers/EmpathySimulationHandler.cs b/CompatBot/EventHandlers/EmpathySimulationHandler.cs
index 30c7fda0..a2f28684 100644
--- a/CompatBot/EventHandlers/EmpathySimulationHandler.cs
+++ b/CompatBot/EventHandlers/EmpathySimulationHandler.cs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public static async Task OnMessageCreated(MessageCreateEventArgs args)
                 return;
 
             var similarList = queue.Where(msg => content.Equals(msg.Content, StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase)).ToList();
-            if (similarList.Count > 2 && similarList.Select(msg => msg.Author.Id).Distinct().Count() > 2)
+            if (similarList.Count > 2 && similarList.Select(msg => msg.Author.Id).Distinct().Count() > new Random().Next(2, 5))
             {
                 Throttling.Set(args.Channel.Id, similarList, ThrottleDuration);
                 var botMsg = await args.Channel.SendMessageAsync(content.ToLowerInvariant()).ConfigureAwait(false);