diff --git a/pydotorg/settings/base.py b/pydotorg/settings/base.py
index 0fac91eb1..5b90903f0 100644
--- a/pydotorg/settings/base.py
+++ b/pydotorg/settings/base.py
@@ -343,6 +343,7 @@
         'anon': '100/day',
         'user': '3000/day',
     },
+    'NUM_PROXIES': 3,
 }
 
 ### pydotorg.middleware.GlobalSurrogateKey