diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/Config.java b/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/Config.java
index 64465a2034c..d01ea5bbaf1 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/Config.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/Config.java
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ public enum Config {
 	IntervalToEchoBaremetalSecurityGroupAgent("Advanced", ManagementServer.class, Integer.class, "interval.baremetal.securitygroup.agent.echo", "10", "Interval to echo baremetal security group agent, in seconds", null),
 	TimeoutToEchoBaremetalSecurityGroupAgent("Advanced", ManagementServer.class, Integer.class, "timeout.baremetal.securitygroup.agent.echo", "3600", "Timeout to echo baremetal security group agent, in seconds, the provisioning process will be treated as a failure", null),
 
-    ApiLimitEnabled("Advanced", ManagementServer.class, Boolean.class, "api.throttling.enabled", "true", "Enable/disable Api rate limit", null),
+    ApiLimitEnabled("Advanced", ManagementServer.class, Boolean.class, "api.throttling.enabled", "false", "Enable/disable Api rate limit", null),
 	ApiLimitInterval("Advanced", ManagementServer.class, Integer.class, "api.throttling.interval", "1", "Time interval (in seconds) to reset API count", null),
     ApiLimitMax("Advanced", ManagementServer.class, Integer.class, "api.throttling.max", "25", "Max allowed number of APIs within fixed interval", null),
     ApiLimitCacheSize("Advanced", ManagementServer.class, Integer.class, "api.throttling.cachesize", "50000", "Account based API count cache size", null),