diff --git a/config/site_settings.yml b/config/site_settings.yml
index 25f92abde..8c35fdf47 100644
--- a/config/site_settings.yml
+++ b/config/site_settings.yml
@@ -1264,7 +1264,7 @@ user_api:
   max_user_api_reqs_per_day:
     default: 2880
   max_user_api_reqs_per_minute:
-    default: 12
+    default: 20
   allow_read_user_api_keys:
     default: true
   allow_write_user_api_keys: