diff --git a/server/lib/readConfigFile.ts b/server/lib/readConfigFile.ts
index 6b6ac95aa..cb4b83ccf 100644
--- a/server/lib/readConfigFile.ts
+++ b/server/lib/readConfigFile.ts
@@ -258,7 +258,24 @@ export const configSchema = z
                 pp_transport_prefix: z
                     .string()
                     .optional()
-                    .default("pp-transport-v")
+                    .default("pp-transport-v"),
+                rate_limit: z
+                    .object({
+                        average: z
+                            .number()
+                            .positive()
+                            .gt(0)
+                            .optional()
+                            .default(10),
+                        burst: z
+                            .number()
+                            .positive()
+                            .gt(0)
+                            .optional()
+                            .default(16)
+                    })
+                    .optional()
+                    .prefault({})
             })
             .optional()
             .prefault({}),
diff --git a/server/private/lib/traefik/getTraefikConfig.ts b/server/private/lib/traefik/getTraefikConfig.ts
index 03b7bfa73..b1a34842a 100644
--- a/server/private/lib/traefik/getTraefikConfig.ts
+++ b/server/private/lib/traefik/getTraefikConfig.ts
@@ -420,6 +420,8 @@ export async function getTraefikConfig(
         // logger.debug(`Valid certs for domains: ${JSON.stringify(validCerts)}`);
     }
 
+    const traefikRateLimit = config.getRawConfig().traefik.rate_limit;
+
     const config_output: any = {
         http: {
             middlewares: {
@@ -437,14 +439,14 @@ export async function getTraefikConfig(
                 },
                 [landingRateLimitMiddlewareName]: {
                     rateLimit: {
-                        average: 3,
-                        burst: 6
+                        average: traefikRateLimit.average,
+                        burst: traefikRateLimit.burst
                     }
                 },
                 [bgRateLimitMiddlewareName]: {
                     rateLimit: {
-                        average: 3,
-                        burst: 6
+                        average: traefikRateLimit.average,
+                        burst: traefikRateLimit.burst
                     }
                 }
             }