diff --git a/root_transfer_service.tf b/root_transfer_service.tf
index a29b842..b87363e 100644
--- a/root_transfer_service.tf
+++ b/root_transfer_service.tf
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ module "transfer_service_ecs_task" {
       max_individual_file_size_mb         = 2000
       max_transfer_size_mb                = 5000
       transfer_service_client_secret_path = local.keycloak_tdr_transfer_service_secret_name
+      throttle_amount                     = 50
+      throttle_per_ms                     = 10
   })
   container_name               = "transfer-service"
   cpu                          = 512
diff --git a/templates/ecs_tasks/transfer_service.json.tpl b/templates/ecs_tasks/transfer_service.json.tpl
index c9917de..9c5939c 100644
--- a/templates/ecs_tasks/transfer_service.json.tpl
+++ b/templates/ecs_tasks/transfer_service.json.tpl
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
          "value": "${transfer_service_api_port}"
        },
        {
-        "name": " MAX_NUMBER_RECORDS",
+        "name": "MAX_NUMBER_RECORDS",
         "value": "${max_number_records}"
        },
        {
@@ -53,7 +53,15 @@
        {
          "name": "MAX_TRANSFER_SIZE_MB",
          "value": "${max_transfer_size_mb}"
-       }
+       },
+      {
+        "name": "THROTTLE_AMOUNT",
+        "value": "${throttle_amount}"
+      },
+      {
+        "name": "THROTTLE_PER_MS",
+        "value": "${throttle_per_ms}"
+      }
     ],
     "logConfiguration": {
       "logDriver": "awslogs",