diff --git a/templates/nginx/galaxy.j2 b/templates/nginx/galaxy.j2
index d6b738f..76f0be9 100644
--- a/templates/nginx/galaxy.j2
+++ b/templates/nginx/galaxy.j2
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ server {
 
 	location {{ csnt_galaxy_url_prefix }}/ {
 		# Rate limiting - relaxed zone for general traffic
-		limit_req zone=galaxy_relaxed burst=20 nodelay;
+		limit_req zone=galaxy_relaxed burst=40 nodelay;
 
 		# Remove any forwarded headers that clients might have sent
 		proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For "";
diff --git a/templates/nginx/rate_limit.conf.j2 b/templates/nginx/rate_limit.conf.j2
index 341e227..c3ccb83 100644
--- a/templates/nginx/rate_limit.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/nginx/rate_limit.conf.j2
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ map $http_x_api_key:$rate_limit_path_exempt $rate_limit_zone_key {
 }
 
 # Rate limiting zones
-limit_req_zone $rate_limit_zone_key zone=galaxy_relaxed:10m rate=8r/s;
-limit_req_zone $rate_limit_zone_key zone=galaxy_strict:10m rate=4r/s;
+limit_req_zone $rate_limit_zone_key zone=galaxy_relaxed:10m rate=12r/s;
+limit_req_zone $rate_limit_zone_key zone=galaxy_strict:10m rate=6r/s;
 
 # Return 429 for rate limited requests
 limit_req_status 429;