diff --git a/ic-os/boundary-guestos/rootfs/etc/systemd/system/ic-boundary.service b/ic-os/boundary-guestos/rootfs/etc/systemd/system/ic-boundary.service
index ae60b67b934..b50f12412b2 100644
--- a/ic-os/boundary-guestos/rootfs/etc/systemd/system/ic-boundary.service
+++ b/ic-os/boundary-guestos/rootfs/etc/systemd/system/ic-boundary.service
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ ExecStart=/bin/bash -c ' \
         --min-ok-count 5 \
         --max-height-lag 50 \
         --nftables-system-replicas-path /run/ic-node/etc/nftables/system_replicas.ruleset \
+        --rate-limit-ledger-transfer 5 \
         ${RPS_LIMIT_SUBNET:+ --rate-limit-per-second-per-subnet "${RPS_LIMIT_SUBNET}"} \
         ${CACHE_SIZE:+ --cache-size-bytes "${CACHE_SIZE}"} \
         ${CACHE_ITEM_MAX_SIZE:+ --cache-max-item-size-bytes "${CACHE_ITEM_MAX_SIZE}"} \