diff --git a/.config/example.yml b/.config/example.yml
index 0cf399a64..4146881b1 100644
--- a/.config/example.yml
+++ b/.config/example.yml
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ redis:
 # Use -1 to disable.
 # A rate limit for deliver jobs is not recommended as it comes with
 # a big performance penalty due to overhead of rate limiting.
-#deliverJobPerSec: 128
+#deliverJobPerSec: -1
 #inboxJobPerSec: 16
 
 # Number of times each job will be tried.
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/config/load.ts b/packages/backend/src/config/load.ts
index 9adf5677b..133a6f4ff 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/config/load.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/config/load.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export default function load(): Config {
 		disableHsts: false,
 		deliverJobConcurrency: 128,
 		inboxJobConcurrency: 16,
-		deliverJobPerSec: 128,
+		deliverJobPerSec: -1,
 		inboxJobPerSec: 16,
 		deliverJobMaxAttempts: 12,
 		inboxJobMaxAttempts: 8,