diff --git a/api/api/settings.py b/api/api/settings.py
index fcffbb619..ecabc1917 100644
--- a/api/api/settings.py
+++ b/api/api/settings.py
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
             "300/d",
         ],  # DNS API requests affecting RRset(s) of a single domain
         # UserRateThrottle
-        "user": "10000/d",  # hard limit on requests by a) an authenticated user, b) an unauthenticated IP address
+        "user": "2000/d",  # hard limit on requests by a) an authenticated user, b) an unauthenticated IP address
     },
     "NUM_PROXIES": 0,  # Do not use X-Forwarded-For header when determining IP for throttling
 }