diff --git a/src/java/org/jivesoftware/multiplexer/net/http/HttpSession.java b/src/java/org/jivesoftware/multiplexer/net/http/HttpSession.java
index 99e1df0..06e1017 100644
--- a/src/java/org/jivesoftware/multiplexer/net/http/HttpSession.java
+++ b/src/java/org/jivesoftware/multiplexer/net/http/HttpSession.java
@@ -90,8 +90,10 @@
 
     private void checkPollingInterval() throws HttpBindException {
         long time = System.currentTimeMillis();
-        if(lastPoll > 0  && ((lastPoll - time) / 1000) < maxPollingInterval) {
-            throw new HttpBindException("Too frequent polling", true, 403);
+        if(lastPoll > 0  && ((time - lastPoll) / 1000) < maxPollingInterval) {
+            throw new HttpBindException("Too frequent polling minimum interval is "
+                    + maxPollingInterval + ", current interval " + ((lastPoll - time) / 1000),
+                    true, 403);
         }
         lastPoll = time;
     }