diff --git a/crates/zeta/src/zeta.rs b/crates/zeta/src/zeta.rs
index 1f0edf99e59c7efca69f6f0ac3b3c9169c33b373..b54016eb8350a813dcb9ab324b192c11d6e5003f 100644
--- a/crates/zeta/src/zeta.rs
+++ b/crates/zeta/src/zeta.rs
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ impl Zeta {
         });
 
         let reached_request_limit =
-            self.rejected_predictions.len() >= MAX_EDIT_PREDICTION_REJECTIONS_PER_REQUEST;
+            self.rejected_predictions.len() >= MAX_EDIT_PREDICTION_REJECTIONS_PER_REQUEST / 2;
         let reject_tx = self.reject_predictions_tx.clone();
         self.reject_predictions_debounce_task = Some(cx.spawn(async move |_this, cx| {
             const REJECT_REQUEST_DEBOUNCE: Duration = Duration::from_secs(15);