# Ratelimited post after updating certbot

**URL:** <https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/ratelimited-post-after-updating-certbot/38568>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [July 21, 2017, 1:34am UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/ratelimited-post-after-updating-certbot/38568 "2017-07-21T01:34:57Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 21, 2017, 4:13pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/ratelimited-post-after-updating-certbot/38568/8 "2017-07-21T16:13:56Z")

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hi @mauricio.ecommet

Note also: there is hacky way of doing this that essentially involves rotating the account key (rate limits are per account)

I would try clearing the pending authz first though as the second way tends to introduce some risks

> [@Certbot - Too Many Pending Authorisations](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/certbot-too-many-pending-authorisations/35369/10):
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Andrei

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