diff --git a/cmd/dispatch/ratelimit.go b/cmd/dispatch/ratelimit.go
index 6ceeb8c..e5b0762 100644
--- a/cmd/dispatch/ratelimit.go
+++ b/cmd/dispatch/ratelimit.go
@@ -35,10 +35,7 @@ func executeWithRateLimit(ctx context.Context, model, prompt string, runner func
 	success, exitCode, runErr := runner()
 
 	// Record usage with conservative output estimate (actual tokens unknown from shell runner).
-	outputEst := estTokens / 10
-	if outputEst < 50 {
-		outputEst = 50
-	}
+	outputEst := max(estTokens/10, 50)
 	rl.RecordUsage(model, estTokens, outputEst)
 
 	if err := rl.Persist(); err != nil {