diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index d9cf7df..9d3c095 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func main() {
 	pipes := pipelines.LoadPipelines()
 
 	authMiddleware := middlewares.CreateAuthenticationMiddleware(appSettings.Token)
-	rateLimiterMiddleware, err := middlewares.CreateRateLimiterMiddleware(2)
+	rateLimiterMiddleware, err := middlewares.CreateRateLimiterMiddleware(appSettings.RequestsPerMinute)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
diff --git a/settings/settings.go b/settings/settings.go
index 1716c1e..760b8b6 100644
--- a/settings/settings.go
+++ b/settings/settings.go
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@ const (
 type FileSystemType int
 
 type Settings struct {
-	Endpoint        string          `json:"endpoint"`
-	Token           string          `json:"token"`
-	StorageProvider StorageSettings `json:"storage_provider"`
+	Endpoint          string          `json:"endpoint"`
+	Token             string          `json:"token"`
+	RequestsPerMinute int             `json:"requests_per_minute"`
+	StorageProvider   StorageSettings `json:"storage_provider"`
 }
 
 type StorageSettings struct {
@@ -49,8 +50,9 @@ func LoadSettings(fileSystem afero.Fs) (Settings, error) {
 
 	// If file does not exist, create default settings
 	defaultSettings := Settings{
-		Endpoint: "127.0.0.1:8000",
-		Token:    "changeme",
+		Endpoint:          "127.0.0.1:8000",
+		Token:             "changeme",
+		RequestsPerMinute: 20,
 		StorageProvider: StorageSettings{
 			Type:     Local,
 			BasePath: "assets",
diff --git a/settings/settings_test.go b/settings/settings_test.go
index d151b92..3621955 100644
--- a/settings/settings_test.go
+++ b/settings/settings_test.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ func TestSettingsParsing(t *testing.T) {
 	const file string = `{
 		"endpoint": "0.0.0.0:8000",
 		"token": "foobar",
+		"requests_per_minute": 20,
 		"storage_provider": {
 			"type": 0,
 			"base_path": "assets"