diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.properties b/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 9b63e0b69..c0e02f7d8 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ spring.messages.basename=messages/messages
 management.endpoints.web.exposure.include=*
 
 # Rate Limiting
-rate-limit.max-requests=5
+rate-limit.max-requests=4
 rate-limit.window-size-minutes=1
 rate-limit.enabled=true