# 150 RATE LIMIT is driving me nuts

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**Created:** [October 31, 2024, 11:26pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/150-rate-limit-is-driving-me-nuts/73757 "2024-10-31T23:26:01Z")\
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You can change the limit in the dnsmasq configuration files.

put `dns-forward-max=xxxx` (where xxxx is the limit you want) in the config file on the Pi-hole system.

But if the internet is down, it'll probably reach the new limit again anyway.

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