diff --git a/src/tests/backend/common.js b/src/tests/backend/common.js
index 917d0c21a..aabc48a54 100644
--- a/src/tests/backend/common.js
+++ b/src/tests/backend/common.js
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ exports.init = async function () {
   // Start the Etherpad server on a random unused port.
   settings.port = 0;
   settings.ip = 'localhost';
+  settings.importExportRateLimiting = {max: 0};
+  settings.commitRateLimiting = {duration: 0.001, points: 1e6};
   exports.httpServer = await server.start();
   exports.baseUrl = `http://localhost:${exports.httpServer.address().port}`;
   exports.logger.debug(`HTTP server at ${exports.baseUrl}`);