diff --git a/app/app.py b/app/app.py
index 3009f0c8b1d2e067af59596a88834a4336eb56b7..c21a4e09437217d28ba903b520e60ddd64a86d98 100644
--- a/app/app.py
+++ b/app/app.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def get_req_limits(default_limit, api_keys_db, multiplier = 1):
         if api_key:
             db_req_limit = api_keys_db.lookup(api_key)
             if db_req_limit is not None:
-                req_limit = db_req_limit
+                req_limit = db_req_limit * multiplier
                 
     return req_limit