diff --git a/config/express.js b/config/express.js
index 2e70ade4..af916819 100644
--- a/config/express.js
+++ b/config/express.js
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ module.exports = function(app, historicSync, peerSync) {
 
   //Enable jsonp
   app.enable('jsonp callback');
-
   app.use(config.apiPrefix + '/sync', setHistoric);
   app.use(config.apiPrefix + '/peer', setPeer);
   app.use(express.logger('dev'));
diff --git a/insight.js b/insight.js
index 8fa23981..4735545b 100755
--- a/insight.js
+++ b/insight.js
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ var PeerSync = require('./lib/PeerSync');
 var HistoricSync = require('./lib/HistoricSync');
 
 var express = require('express');
-var connect = require('connect');
 var program = require('commander');
 
 var config = require('./config/config');
@@ -111,8 +110,6 @@ if (!config.disableHistoricSync) {
 if (peerSync) peerSync.allowReorgs = true;
 
 
-// routes
-require('./config/routes')(expressApp);
 
 // socket.io
 var server = require('http').createServer(expressApp);
@@ -130,6 +127,7 @@ if (config.enableRatelimiter) {
 
 
 // express settings
+require('./config/routes')(expressApp);
 require('./config/express')(expressApp, historicSync, peerSync);
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f006af6e..27cb0adf 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@
     "bufferput": "git://github.com/bitpay/node-bufferput.git",
     "buffertools": "*",
     "commander": "^2.3.0",
-    "connect": "^2.25.7",
-    "connect-ratelimit": "0.0.6",
+    "connect-ratelimit": "git://github.com/dharmafly/connect-ratelimit.git#0550eff209c54f35078f46445000797fa942ab97",
     "express": "~3.4.7",
     "glob": "*",
     "leveldown": "*",
diff --git a/plugins/ratelimiter.js b/plugins/ratelimiter.js
index 73748345..31150356 100644
--- a/plugins/ratelimiter.js
+++ b/plugins/ratelimiter.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ var logger = require('../lib/logger').logger;
 var preconditions = require('preconditions').singleton();
 
 var limiter = require('connect-ratelimit');
+var ONE_HOUR = 60 * 60 * 1000;
 
 module.exports.init = function(app, config) {
   preconditions.checkArgument(app);
@@ -9,24 +10,26 @@ module.exports.init = function(app, config) {
 
   config = config || {};
   config.whitelistRPH = config.whitelistRPH || 5000;
-  config.normalRPH = config.normalRPH || 1;
+  config.normalRPH = config.normalRPH || 2;
+  config.blacklistRPH = config.blacklistRPH || 0;
+  console.log(config);
 
-  console.log('asdasdasd');
   app.use(limiter({
     whitelist: [],
-    blacklist: ['localhost'], // 'example.com'
+    end: true,
+    blacklist: [], // 'example.com'
     categories: {
       whitelist: {
         totalRequests: config.whitelistRPH,
-        every: 60 * 60 * 1000
+        every: ONE_HOUR
       },
       blacklist: {
-        totalRequests: 0,
-        every: 0
+        totalRequests: config.blacklistRPH,
+        every: ONE_HOUR
       },
       normal: {
         totalRequests: config.normalRPH,
-        every: 60 * 60 * 1000
+        every: ONE_HOUR
       }
     }
   }));