diff --git a/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/sites-available/gradido.conf.ssl.template b/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/sites-available/gradido.conf.ssl.template
index 822c326d0..d8ed50ba4 100644
--- a/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/sites-available/gradido.conf.ssl.template
+++ b/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/sites-available/gradido.conf.ssl.template
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+include /etc/nginx/common/limit_requests.conf;
+
 server {
     if ($host = $COMMUNITY_HOST) {
         return 301 https://$host$request_uri;
@@ -21,7 +23,6 @@ server {
 
     include /etc/nginx/common/protect.conf;
     include /etc/nginx/common/protect_add_header.conf;
-    include /etc/nginx/common/limit_requests.conf;
 
     # protect from slow loris
     client_body_timeout 10s;
diff --git a/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/sites-available/gradido.conf.template b/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/sites-available/gradido.conf.template
index 1f673ee41..e0f382467 100644
--- a/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/sites-available/gradido.conf.template
+++ b/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/sites-available/gradido.conf.template
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+include /etc/nginx/common/limit_requests.conf;
+
 server {
     server_name $COMMUNITY_HOST;
 
@@ -6,7 +8,6 @@ server {
 
     include /etc/nginx/common/protect.conf;
     include /etc/nginx/common/protect_add_header.conf;
-    include /etc/nginx/common/limit_requests.conf;
 
     # protect from slow loris
     client_body_timeout 10s;
diff --git a/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/sites-available/update-page.conf.ssl.template b/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/sites-available/update-page.conf.ssl.template
index ee7732230..fd41c333d 100644
--- a/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/sites-available/update-page.conf.ssl.template
+++ b/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/sites-available/update-page.conf.ssl.template
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+include /etc/nginx/common/limit_requests.conf;
 
 server {
     if ($host = $COMMUNITY_HOST) {
@@ -21,7 +22,6 @@ server {
 
     include /etc/nginx/common/protect.conf;
     include /etc/nginx/common/protect_add_header.conf;
-    include /etc/nginx/common/limit_requests.conf;
 
     # protect from slow loris
     client_body_timeout 10s;
diff --git a/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/sites-available/update-page.conf.template b/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/sites-available/update-page.conf.template
index 38dfb2d02..be91abc88 100644
--- a/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/sites-available/update-page.conf.template
+++ b/deployment/bare_metal/nginx/sites-available/update-page.conf.template
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+include /etc/nginx/common/limit_requests.conf;
 
 server {
     server_name $COMMUNITY_HOST;
@@ -6,7 +7,6 @@ server {
 
     include /etc/nginx/common/protect.conf;
     include /etc/nginx/common/protect_add_header.conf;
-    include /etc/nginx/common/limit_requests.conf;
 
     # protect from slow loris
     client_body_timeout 10s;