diff --git a/tools/test-proxy/Azure.Sdk.Tools.TestProxy/Startup.cs b/tools/test-proxy/Azure.Sdk.Tools.TestProxy/Startup.cs
index 5508a54b2b9..663fd5560b5 100644
--- a/tools/test-proxy/Azure.Sdk.Tools.TestProxy/Startup.cs
+++ b/tools/test-proxy/Azure.Sdk.Tools.TestProxy/Startup.cs
@@ -160,6 +160,8 @@ private static void StartServer(StartOptions startOptions)
                     .ConfigureKestrel(kestrelServerOptions =>
                     {
                         kestrelServerOptions.ConfigureEndpointDefaults(lo => lo.Protocols = HttpProtocols.Http1);
+                        // default minimum rate is 240 bytes per second with 5 second grace period. Bumping to 50bps with a graceperiod of 20 seconds.
+                        kestrelServerOptions.Limits.MinRequestBodyDataRate = new MinDataRate(bytesPerSecond: 50, gracePeriod: TimeSpan.FromSeconds(20));
                     })
                 );