diff --git a/krebs/2configs/ircd.nix b/krebs/2configs/ircd.nix
index 116337733..38f58952e 100644
--- a/krebs/2configs/ircd.nix
+++ b/krebs/2configs/ircd.nix
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
       };
       general {
         #maybe we want ident someday?
+        default_floodcount = 1000;
         disable_auth = yes;
         throttle_duration = 1;
         throttle_count = 1000;