diff --git a/api/src/main.rs b/api/src/main.rs
index 7266f24..da3e2c3 100644
--- a/api/src/main.rs
+++ b/api/src/main.rs
@@ -61,9 +61,14 @@ async fn main() {
         );
 
     // Rate limiting configuration (using tower_governor)
-    // From the docs: Allows bursts with up to eight requests and replenishes
+    // From the docs: Allows bursts with up to 20 requests and replenishes
     // one element after 500ms, based on peer IP.
-    let governor_config = Box::new(GovernorConfigBuilder::default().finish().unwrap());
+    let governor_config = Box::new(
+        GovernorConfigBuilder::default()
+            .burst_size(20)
+            .finish()
+            .unwrap(),
+    );
     let rate_limit = ServiceBuilder::new()
         // Handle errors from governor and convert into HTTP responses
         .layer(HandleErrorLayer::new(|e: BoxError| async move {