diff --git a/server/api/limiter.js b/server/api/limiter.js
index 67eddd5b..f888bed5 100644
--- a/server/api/limiter.js
+++ b/server/api/limiter.js
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ const instanceApiRateLimiter = {
 
   DDOSProtectionApiRateLimiter: (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'test' ? next : rateLimit({
     windowMs: 60 * 1000, // 1 minutes
-    max: 100, // Limit each IP to 100 requests per `window`
+    max: 150, // Limit each IP to 150 requests per `window`
     standardHeaders: true, // Return rate limit info in the `RateLimit-*` headers
     legacyHeaders: false, // Disable the `X-RateLimit-*` headers
     handler: (request, response, next, options) => {
-      log.warn(`DDOS protection api rate limiter: > 100req/minute/ip ${request.ip}`)
+      log.warn(`DDOS protection api rate limiter: > 150req/minute/ip ${request.ip}`)
       return response.status(options.statusCode).send(options.message)    
     }
   })),