diff --git a/api.go b/api.go
index c73d946..14d8306 100644
--- a/api.go
+++ b/api.go
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ func apiConnectionPoolHealth(c fiber.Ctx) error {
 		"connection_failures":     connectionFailures,
 		"last_recovery_attempt":   stats["last_recovery_attempt"],
 		"cleanup_interval":        "30s",
-		"keepalive_interval":      "15s",
+		"keepalive_interval":      poolMgr.keepAliveInterval.String(),
 		"recovery_check_interval": "60s",
 	}
 
diff --git a/backend_health.go b/backend_health.go
index 883b68b..02e1d19 100644
--- a/backend_health.go
+++ b/backend_health.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func (bhm *BackendHealthManager) WaitForBackendReady(timeout time.Duration) erro
 			})
 		}
 
-		// Exponential backoff with jitter
+		// Exponential backoff (1.5x growth, capped at maxDelay), no jitter
 		time.Sleep(currentDelay)
 		currentDelay = time.Duration(float64(currentDelay) * 1.5)
 		if currentDelay > maxDelay {