diff --git a/ircd.yaml b/ircd.yaml
index 5e1d361..0b2d9ec 100644
--- a/ircd.yaml
+++ b/ircd.yaml
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ metadata:
   max-keys: 100
   # rate limiting for client metadata updates, which are expensive to process
   client-throttle:
-    enabled: true
+    enabled: false
     duration: 2m
     max-attempts: 10