diff --git a/internal/web/static/index.html b/internal/web/static/index.html
index 725cc4f..aefc00a 100644
--- a/internal/web/static/index.html
+++ b/internal/web/static/index.html
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@
             </div>
             <div class="form-group">
                 <label>Rate Limit (queries/sec, 0 = unlimited)</label>
-                <input type="number" id="cfgRateLimit" value="100" min="0" step="0.1">
+                <input type="number" id="cfgRateLimit" value="5" min="0" step="0.1">
             </div>
             <div class="form-group" style="flex-direction:row;align-items:center;gap:10px;">
                 <input type="checkbox" id="cfgDebug" style="width:auto;margin:0;">
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@
                 if (typeof cfg.rateLimit === 'number') {
                     document.getElementById('cfgRateLimit').value = cfg.rateLimit;
                 } else {
-                    document.getElementById('cfgRateLimit').value = 100;
+                    document.getElementById('cfgRateLimit').value = 5;
                 }
                 document.getElementById('cfgDebug').checked = !!cfg.debug;
             }).catch(function() {});
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@
                 key: document.getElementById('cfgKey').value,
                 resolvers: resolvers,
                 queryMode: document.getElementById('cfgQueryMode').value,
-                rateLimit: parseFloat(document.getElementById('cfgRateLimit').value) || 100,
+                rateLimit: parseFloat(document.getElementById('cfgRateLimit').value) || 5,
                 debug: document.getElementById('cfgDebug').checked
             };