diff --git a/tools/walletextension/main/cli.go b/tools/walletextension/main/cli.go
index 3571e05ba3..16f1a00709 100644
--- a/tools/walletextension/main/cli.go
+++ b/tools/walletextension/main/cli.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ const (
 	storeIncomingTxsUsage   = "Flag to enable storing incoming transactions in the database for debugging purposes. Default: true"
 
 	rateLimitUserComputeTimeName    = "rateLimitUserComputeTime"
-	rateLimitUserComputeTimeDefault = 0
+	rateLimitUserComputeTimeDefault = 10 * time.Second
 	rateLimitUserComputeTimeUsage   = "rateLimitUserComputeTime represents how much compute time is user allowed to used in rateLimitWindow time. If rateLimitUserComputeTime is set to 0, rate limiting is turned off. Default: 10s."
 
 	rateLimitWindowName    = "rateLimitWindow"