# Rate Limit Problem

**URL:** <https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/rate-limit-problem/9458>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [January 25, 2016, 9:27am UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/rate-limit-problem/9458 "2016-01-25T09:27:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![StampeRnator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/stampernator/32/4564_2.png) [@StampeRnator](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/StampeRnator)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2016, 9:27am UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/rate-limit-problem/9458/1 "2016-01-25T09:27:43Z")

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Hi,  
i got several Problems with testing the Beta Client. Now the Rate Limit for Certs is reached. But i got no backup and need to renew my cert in the next 2-3 Days. Is it possible to reset the Limit?

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**Author:** ![Osiris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/839c29/32.png) [@Osiris](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/Osiris)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2016, 9:33am UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/rate-limit-problem/9458/2 "2016-01-25T09:33:07Z")

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No, there’s no such thing as a rate limit reset. Also, revocation isn’t going to help, but in your case that’s not an option anyway apparently.

You should have experimented with the `--test-cert` option before trying to retrieve a working certificate.

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**Author:** ![weppos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@weppos](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/weppos)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2016, 9:34am UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/rate-limit-problem/9458/3 "2016-01-25T09:34:47Z")

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At the time being, there is no way to reset the rate limit. You should use the staging environment for testing.

> [@Testing Against the Let's Encrypt Staging Environment](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/testing-against-the-lets-encrypt-staging-environment/6763):
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> [T…](https://letsencrypt.org/docs/staging-environment/)

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**Author:** ![StampeRnator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/stampernator/32/4564_2.png) [@StampeRnator](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/StampeRnator)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2016, 9:53am UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/rate-limit-problem/9458/4 "2016-01-25T09:53:08Z")

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Okay so i have to wait 7 days right?

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**Author:** ![Osiris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/839c29/32.png) [@Osiris](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/Osiris)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2016, 9:56am UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/rate-limit-problem/9458/5 "2016-01-25T09:56:24Z")

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Depends on when your first certificate for that domain was issued. It’s a sliding window of 7 days, so if the first certificate was issued more than 7 days, but other certs less than 7 days, you’ve got a “slot” for one domain, before hitting the limit of 5 certs per 7 days again.