diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index efee18735..a97679f7e 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ ANDROID_SHA256_CERT_FINGERPRINT=AC:73:8E:DE:EB:56:EA:CC:10:87:02:A7:65:37:7B:38:
 ## Rack Attack configuration
 ## To prevent and throttle abusive requests
 # ENABLE_RACK_ATTACK=true
-# RACK_ATTACK_IP_LIMIT=3000
+# RACK_ATTACK_LIMIT=300
 # ENABLE_RACK_ATTACK_WIDGET_API=true
 
 ## Running chatwoot as an API only server
diff --git a/config/initializers/rack_attack.rb b/config/initializers/rack_attack.rb
index d67c7facd..3c6b7611f 100644
--- a/config/initializers/rack_attack.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/rack_attack.rb
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class Rack::Attack
   #
   # Key: "rack::attack:#{Time.now.to_i/:period}:req/ip:#{req.ip}"
 
-  throttle('req/ip', limit: ENV.fetch('RACK_ATTACK_LIMIT', 3000), period: 1.minute, &:ip)
+  throttle('req/ip', limit: ENV.fetch('RACK_ATTACK_LIMIT', '3000').to_i, period: 1.minute, &:ip)
 
   ###-----------------------------------------------###
   ###-----Authentication Related Throttling---------###