# Rate limit errors although IP is whitelisted

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/rate-limit-errors-although-ip-is-whitelisted/233656
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [July 22, 2022, 1:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rate-limit-errors-although-ip-is-whitelisted/233656 "2022-07-22T13:39:48Z")
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### Author: ![MrBuBBLs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mrbubbls/32/188786_2.png) [@MrBuBBLs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MrBuBBLs)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2022, 9:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rate-limit-errors-although-ip-is-whitelisted/233656/3 "2022-09-12T09:35:45Z")

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Okay I think I’m onto something :

> <https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/main/lib/middleware/request_tracker.rb#L14>

Maybe `DISCOURSE_MAX_REQS_PER_IP_EXCEPTIONS` might be just what we needed 😁

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