diff --git a/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/fetch-external-resources.ts b/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/fetch-external-resources.ts
index ccd7339e97..d7b46cc666 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/fetch-external-resources.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/fetch-external-resources.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export const meta = {
 
 	limit: {
 		duration: ms('1hour'),
-		max: 300,
+		max: 50,
 	},
 
 	errors: {