diff --git a/app/config.py b/app/config.py
index e34dd17d4..4b0f170fb 100644
--- a/app/config.py
+++ b/app/config.py
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ class Live(Config):
     FUNCTIONAL_TEST_PROVIDER_SERVICE_ID = '6c1d81bb-dae2-4ee9-80b0-89a4aae9f649'
     FUNCTIONAL_TEST_PROVIDER_SMS_TEMPLATE_ID = 'ba9e1789-a804-40b8-871f-cc60d4c1286f'
     PERFORMANCE_PLATFORM_ENABLED = True
-    API_RATE_LIMIT_ENABLED = False
+    API_RATE_LIMIT_ENABLED = True
 
 
 class CloudFoundryConfig(Config):