diff --git a/www/furball.js b/www/furball.js
index 09137ea..88bf01f 100644
--- a/www/furball.js
+++ b/www/furball.js
@@ -171,26 +171,36 @@
 
   defer.joe = () => {
     furball.toggle("joe", true, false);
-    furball.set("joe", "time", minutes(5), false);
+    furball.set("joe", "time", minutes(10), false);
     furball.set("joe", "amt", 5);
 
     const races = game.diplomacy.races;
     let idx = 0;
 
     setInterval(() => {
-      const race = races[idx];
-
-      if(should_run("joe") && race.unlocked) {
-        game.diplomacy.tradeMultiple(race, furball.conf.joe.amt);
-        log_msg(`did a trade with ${race.name} ${furball.conf.joe.amt} times`);
-        game.village.huntAll();
-        log_msg("hunted all the things on the way back");
+      if(should_run("joe")) {
+        const race = races[idx];
 
         if(idx === races.length - 1) {
           idx = 0;
         } else {
           idx += 1;
         }
+
+        if(race.unlocked) {
+          let amt = game.diplomacy.getMaxTradeAmt(race);
+
+          if(amt > 0) {
+            if(amt > furball.conf.joe.amt) {
+              amt = furball.conf.joe.amt;
+            }
+
+            game.diplomacy.tradeMultiple(race, amt);
+            log_msg(`did a trade with ${race.name} ${amt} times`);
+            game.village.huntAll();
+            log_msg("hunted all the things on the way back");
+          }
+        }
       }
     }, furball.conf.joe.time);
   }