diff --git a/khatru/policies/strict_defaults.go b/khatru/policies/strict_defaults.go
index af19691..c8027fe 100644
--- a/khatru/policies/strict_defaults.go
+++ b/khatru/policies/strict_defaults.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ var EventRejectionStrictDefaults = SeqEvent(
 	PreventTooManyIndexableTags(1200, nil, []nostr.Kind{3}),
 	PreventLargeContent(5000),
 	RejectUnprefixedNostrReferences,
-	EventIPRateLimiter(2, time.Minute*3, 10),
+	EventIPRateLimiter(2, time.Minute*3, 18),
 )
 
 var RequestRejectionStrictDefaults = SeqRequest(