diff --git a/src/tests/backend/common.js b/src/tests/backend/common.js
index 1433597f7..a94ee74e9 100644
--- a/src/tests/backend/common.js
+++ b/src/tests/backend/common.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ exports.init = async function () {
   // Start the Etherpad server on a random unused port.
   settings.port = 0;
   settings.ip = 'localhost';
-  settings.importExportRateLimiting = {max: 0};
+  settings.importExportRateLimiting = {max: 999999};
   settings.commitRateLimiting = {duration: 0.001, points: 1e6};
   exports.httpServer = await server.start();
   exports.baseUrl = `http://localhost:${exports.httpServer.address().port}`;