diff --git a/src/config/config.test.js b/src/config/config.test.js
index cd74117a..aee6497f 100644
--- a/src/config/config.test.js
+++ b/src/config/config.test.js
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ describe("Configuration", () => {
 
 		expect(config.rateLimit).toEqual({
 			allowList: JSON.parse(RATE_LIMIT_EXCLUDED_ARRAY),
+			continueExceeding: true,
 			max: 1000,
 			timeWindow: 60000,
 		});
@@ -224,6 +225,7 @@ describe("Configuration", () => {
 
 		expect(config.rateLimit).toEqual({
 			allowList: JSON.parse(RATE_LIMIT_EXCLUDED_ARRAY),
+			continueExceeding: true,
 			max: RATE_LIMIT_MAX_CONNECTIONS_PER_MIN,
 			timeWindow: 60000,
 		});
diff --git a/src/config/index.js b/src/config/index.js
index 77a592d0..d61d34f3 100644
--- a/src/config/index.js
+++ b/src/config/index.js
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ async function getConfig() {
 			maxRssBytes: env.PROC_LOAD_MAX_RSS_BYTES || 0,
 		},
 		rateLimit: {
+			continueExceeding: true,
 			max: env.RATE_LIMIT_MAX_CONNECTIONS_PER_MIN || 1000,
 			timeWindow: 60000,
 		},