diff --git a/conf/nginx.conf b/conf/nginx.conf
index 101c31f0..4147d649 100644
--- a/conf/nginx.conf
+++ b/conf/nginx.conf
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ http {
   #include    /etc/nginx/fastcgi.conf;
   index    index.html index.htm index.php;
 
+  limit_req_zone $binary_remote_addr zone=one:10m rate=40r/m;
+  limit_conn_zone $binary_remote_addr zone=addr:10m;
+  
   default_type application/octet-stream;
 
   log_format   main '$remote_addr - $remote_user [$time_local]  $status '
@@ -37,6 +40,8 @@ http {
     access_log      logs/balsam.access.log main;
 
     location / {
+
+      limit_req zone=one burst=15;
       proxy_pass  http://balsam;
 
       include uwsgi_params;