diff --git a/gettor.conf.json b/gettor.conf.json
index b3f331d..c7d6707 100644
--- a/gettor.conf.json
+++ b/gettor.conf.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "platforms": ["linux", "osx", "windows"],
   "dbname": "/srv/gettor.torproject.org/home/gettor/gettor.db",
   "email_parser_logfile": "/srv/gettor.torproject.org/home/gettor/log/email_parser.log",
-  "email_requests_limit": 5,
+  "email_requests_limit": 30,
   "sendmail_interval": 10,
   "sendmail_addr": "gettor@torproject.org",
   "sendmail_host": "localhost",
diff --git a/gettor/utils/settings.py b/gettor/utils/settings.py
index b301117..3e0a521 100644
--- a/gettor/utils/settings.py
+++ b/gettor/utils/settings.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class Settings(object):
               "platforms": ["linux", "osx", "windows"],
               "dbname": "/srv/gettor.torproject.org/home/gettor/gettor.db",
               "email_parser_logfile": "/srv/gettor.torproject.org/home/gettor/log/email_parser.log",
-              "email_requests_limit": 5,
+              "email_requests_limit": 30,
               "sendmail_interval": 10,
               "sendmail_addr": "gettor@torproject.org",
               "sendmail_host": "localhost",