diff --git a/Yapper.lua b/Yapper.lua
index 478ec26..1d131a6 100644
--- a/Yapper.lua
+++ b/Yapper.lua
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 local addonname, data = ...
 ---@cast addonname string
 local channelNameLength = 8
-local messageLength = 32
+local messageLengthLowerBound = 12
+local messageLengthUpperBound = 47
 local lowerBound = 53
 local upperBound = 77
+local asciiStart = 97
+local asciiEnd = 122
 
 local function GetChannelId(channelName)
     local channels = { GetChannelList() }
@@ -17,16 +20,17 @@ local function GetChannelId(channelName)
 end
 
 local function GenerateString(length)
+    print(string.format("Generating string of length %d", length))
     local string = ""
     for i = 1, length do
-        string = string .. string.char(math.random(97, 122))
+        string = string .. string.char(math.random(asciiStart, asciiEnd))
     end
     return string
 end
 local channelName = GenerateString(channelNameLength)
 
 local function Yap()
-    local message = GenerateString(messageLength)
+    local message = GenerateString(math.random(messageLengthLowerBound, messageLengthUpperBound))
     print(string.format("YAPPING %s", tostring(message)))
 
     local channelId = GetChannelId(channelName)
@@ -44,9 +48,7 @@ end
 local function init()
     JoinTemporaryChannel(channelName)
     print(string.format("Yapper joined %s", tostring(channelName)))
-    local delay = math.random(lowerBound, upperBound)
-    print(string.format("Yapper yapping in %d seconds", delay))
-    C_Timer.After(delay, Yap)
+    Yap()
 end
 
 local loadedFrame = CreateFrame("Frame")