diff --git a/django_app/redbox_app/redbox_core/consumers.py b/django_app/redbox_app/redbox_core/consumers.py
index bf1d3316c..e31607d3d 100644
--- a/django_app/redbox_app/redbox_core/consumers.py
+++ b/django_app/redbox_app/redbox_core/consumers.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     ChatMessage,
     File,
 )
+from redbox.models.settings import get_settings
 from redbox_app.redbox_core.ratelimit import UserRateLimiter
 from redbox_app.redbox_core.utils import sanitise_string
 
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ class ChatConsumer(AsyncWebsocketConsumer):
     full_reply: ClassVar = []
     route = None
     redbox = Redbox(debug=settings.DEBUG)
-    user_ratelimiter: UserRateLimiter = UserRateLimiter()
+    user_ratelimiter: UserRateLimiter = UserRateLimiter(initial_user_credits=get_settings().user_token_rate_limit_second*60)
 
     async def receive(self, text_data=None, bytes_data=None):
         """Receive & respond to message from browser websocket."""
diff --git a/django_app/redbox_app/redbox_core/ratelimit.py b/django_app/redbox_app/redbox_core/ratelimit.py
index d5a3daea2..5073060b8 100644
--- a/django_app/redbox_app/redbox_core/ratelimit.py
+++ b/django_app/redbox_app/redbox_core/ratelimit.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class UserRateLimiter():
 
     def __init__(
             self,
-            initial_user_credits = 350_000
+            initial_user_credits = 360_000
     ) -> None:
         self.initial_user_credits = initial_user_credits