diff --git a/reverseproxy.conf b/reverseproxy.conf
index 8be866b..ae07c4b 100644
--- a/reverseproxy.conf
+++ b/reverseproxy.conf
@@ -160,13 +160,15 @@ http {
         }
 
         location /api/createFeed {
+            limit_req zone=createFeed nodelay;
+            # return limit request error
+            limit_req_status 429;
             proxy_pass http://htwkalender-backend:8090;
             client_max_body_size 2m;
             proxy_connect_timeout 600s;
             proxy_read_timeout 600s;
             proxy_send_timeout 600s;
             send_timeout 600s;
-            limit_req zone=createFeed burst=1 nodelay;
         }
 
         location /_ {