diff --git a/privfrontends/templates/Caddyfile.j2 b/privfrontends/templates/Caddyfile.j2
index 5153154..73fd6e2 100644
--- a/privfrontends/templates/Caddyfile.j2
+++ b/privfrontends/templates/Caddyfile.j2
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 	log {
 		output discard
 	}
+	order rate_limit before basicauth
 }
 
 (tor) {
@@ -81,10 +82,8 @@ lbry.{{ server_prefix }}.projectsegfau.lt lbry.projectsegfau.lt {
 nitter.{{ server_prefix }}.projectsegfau.lt nitter.projectsegfau.lt n.psf.lt n.{{ server_prefix }}.psf.lt {
         import def
 		import banips
-		route / {
-        	rate_limit {remote.ip} 2r/s 60000 500
-        	rate_limit {remote.ip} 30r/m 300000 500
-		}
+        rate_limit {remote.ip} 2r/s 60000 500
+        rate_limit {remote.ip} 30r/m 300000 500
         log {
                 # This is temporarily required to monitor nitter traffic due to scrapers being more active, so we need to monitor and rate limit them at a later date.
                         output file /var/log/caddy/nitter.log