diff --git a/cmd/strelaypoolsrv/main.go b/cmd/strelaypoolsrv/main.go
index 375bdaea7..9244c99ed 100644
--- a/cmd/strelaypoolsrv/main.go
+++ b/cmd/strelaypoolsrv/main.go
@@ -82,10 +82,10 @@ func main() {
 	flag.BoolVar(&debug, "debug", debug, "Enable debug output")
 	flag.DurationVar(&evictionTime, "eviction", evictionTime, "After how long the relay is evicted")
 	flag.IntVar(&getLRUSize, "get-limit-cache", getLRUSize, "Get request limiter cache size")
-	flag.IntVar(&getLimitAvg, "get-limit-avg", getLimitAvg, "Allowed average get request rate, per 10 s")
+	flag.IntVar(&getLimitAvg, "get-limit-avg", 2, "Allowed average get request rate, per 10 s")
 	flag.Int64Var(&getLimitBurst, "get-limit-burst", getLimitBurst, "Allowed burst get requests")
 	flag.IntVar(&postLRUSize, "post-limit-cache", postLRUSize, "Post request limiter cache size")
-	flag.IntVar(&postLimitAvg, "post-limit-avg", postLimitAvg, "Allowed average post request rate, per minute")
+	flag.IntVar(&postLimitAvg, "post-limit-avg", 2, "Allowed average post request rate, per minute")
 	flag.Int64Var(&postLimitBurst, "post-limit-burst", postLimitBurst, "Allowed burst post requests")
 
 	flag.Parse()