diff --git a/src/middleware/route-ratelimit.js b/src/middleware/route-ratelimit.js
index cac39aa..acdc6bb 100644
--- a/src/middleware/route-ratelimit.js
+++ b/src/middleware/route-ratelimit.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ const { RateLimiterRedis } = require('rate-limiter-flexible')
 const rateLimitOptions = {
   storeClient: redisClient,
   points: 100, // Number of points
-  duration: 1 // Per second
+  duration: 60 // Per second
 }
 
 // This hard-coded value is temporary. It will be swapped out with an environment
diff --git a/test/v3/rate-limits.js b/test/v3/rate-limits.js
index 8f2e173..01f8e37 100644
--- a/test/v3/rate-limits.js
+++ b/test/v3/rate-limits.js
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ describe('#route-ratelimits & jwt-auth', () => {
     let routeRateLimit = rateLimitMiddleware.routeRateLimit
     // const getInfo = controlRoute.testableComponents.getInfo
 
+    // NOTE: this test will fail if you run multiple integration tests in a
+    // short period. Because it talks to the Redis DB.
     it('should pass through rate-limit middleware', async () => {
       req.baseUrl = '/v3'
       req.path = '/control/getNetworkInfo'
@@ -433,6 +435,8 @@ describe('#route-ratelimits & jwt-auth', () => {
   })
 
   describe('#rateLimitByResource', () => {
+    // NOTE: this test will fail if you run multiple integration tests in a
+    // short period. Because it talks to the Redis DB.
     it('should pass through rate-limit middleware', async () => {
       req.baseUrl = '/v3'
       req.path = '/control/getNetworkInfo'