diff --git a/roles/aws/aws_acl/tasks/create_acl.yml b/roles/aws/aws_acl/tasks/create_acl.yml
index 431334714..8b1f1db36 100644
--- a/roles/aws/aws_acl/tasks/create_acl.yml
+++ b/roles/aws/aws_acl/tasks/create_acl.yml
@@ -26,39 +26,10 @@
     loop_var: _cc_set
 
 - name: Set rate limit variable.
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks: rate_limit.yml
   when:
     - _acl.rules.rate_limit is defined
     - _acl.rules.rate_limit.value > 0
-  block:
-    - name: Set rate based statement from template
-      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-        _rbs: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.template', './rate_limit.j2') | from_yaml }}"
-
-    - name: Define rate rule.
-      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-        rate_rule:
-          name: Rate_limit
-          action:
-            block: {}
-          visibility_config:
-            sampled_requests_enabled: true
-            cloud_watch_metrics_enabled: true
-            metric_name: rate_limit
-          Statement:
-            rate_based_statement: "{{ _rbs }}"
-
-    - name: Set priority.
-      ansible.builtin.include_tasks: set_priority_dict.yml
-      vars:
-        _priority: "{{ _acl.rules.rate_limit.priority }}"
-
-    - name: Append priority to rule.
-      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-        rate_rule: "{{ rate_rule | combine(_priority_dict) }}"
-
-    - name: Add rule to list.
-      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-        _rules: "{{ _rules + [rate_rule] }}"
 
 - name: Create Bot Control rule.
   ansible.builtin.include_tasks: bot_control.yml
diff --git a/roles/aws/aws_acl/tasks/rate_limit.yml b/roles/aws/aws_acl/tasks/rate_limit.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a029db535
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/aws/aws_acl/tasks/rate_limit.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+---
+- name: Set rate based statement from template
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    _rbs: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.template', './rate_limit.j2') | from_yaml }}"
+
+- name: Set action statement
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    _action: "{ {{ _acl.rules.rate_limit.action | default('block') }}: {} }"
+
+- name: Define rate rule.
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    rate_rule:
+      name: "{{ _acl.rules.rate_limit.name | default('rate_limit') }}"
+      action: "{{ _action | from_yaml }}"
+      visibility_config:
+        sampled_requests_enabled: true
+        cloud_watch_metrics_enabled: true
+        metric_name: "{{ _acl.rules.rate_limit.name | default('rate_limit') }}"
+      Statement:
+        rate_based_statement: "{{ _rbs }}"
+
+- name: Set priority.
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks: set_priority_dict.yml
+  vars:
+    _priority: "{{ _acl.rules.rate_limit.priority }}"
+
+- name: Append priority to rule.
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    rate_rule: "{{ rate_rule | combine(_priority_dict) }}"
+
+- name: Add rule to list.
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    _rules: "{{ _rules + [rate_rule] }}"