diff --git a/packages/bitcore-node/src/config.ts b/packages/bitcore-node/src/config.ts
index 23d71fa3146..b52dc02077d 100644
--- a/packages/bitcore-node/src/config.ts
+++ b/packages/bitcore-node/src/config.ts
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ const Config = function(): ConfigType {
   };
 
   let foundConfig = findConfig();
-  config = _.merge(config, foundConfig, {});
+  const mergeCopyArray = (objVal, srcVal) => (objVal instanceof Array ? srcVal : undefined);
+  config = _.mergeWith(config, foundConfig, mergeCopyArray);
   if (!Object.keys(config.chains).length) {
     Object.assign(config.chains, {
       BTC: {
diff --git a/packages/bitcore-node/src/models/rateLimit.ts b/packages/bitcore-node/src/models/rateLimit.ts
index 6ec018338ac..36d08a112e0 100644
--- a/packages/bitcore-node/src/models/rateLimit.ts
+++ b/packages/bitcore-node/src/models/rateLimit.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,16 @@ export type IRateLimit = {
   expireAt?: Date;
 };
 
+export enum RateLimitTimes {
+  None = 0,
+  Second = 1000,
+  Minute = RateLimitTimes.Second * 60,
+  Hour = RateLimitTimes.Minute * 60,
+  Day = RateLimitTimes.Hour * 24,
+  Month = RateLimitTimes.Day * 30,
+  Year = RateLimitTimes.Day * 365
+}
+
 export class RateLimitModel extends BaseModel<IRateLimit> {
   constructor(storage?: StorageService) {
     super('ratelimits', storage);
@@ -26,25 +36,25 @@ export class RateLimitModel extends BaseModel<IRateLimit> {
   incrementAndCheck(identifier: string, method: string) {
     return Promise.all([
       this.collection.findOneAndUpdate(
-        { identifier, method, period: 'second', time: { $gt: new Date(Date.now() - 1000) } },
+        { identifier, method, period: 'second', time: { $gte: new Date(Date.now() - RateLimitTimes.Second) } },
         {
-          $setOnInsert: { time: new Date(), expireAt: new Date(Date.now() + 10 * 1000) },
+          $setOnInsert: { time: new Date(), expireAt: new Date(Date.now() + 2 * RateLimitTimes.Second) },
           $inc: { count: 1 }
         },
         { upsert: true, returnOriginal: false }
       ),
       this.collection.findOneAndUpdate(
-        { identifier, method, period: 'minute', time: { $gt: new Date(Date.now() - 60 * 1000) } },
+        { identifier, method, period: 'minute', time: { $gte: new Date(Date.now() - RateLimitTimes.Minute) } },
         {
-          $setOnInsert: { time: new Date(), expireAt: new Date(Date.now() + 2 * 60 * 1000) },
+          $setOnInsert: { time: new Date(), expireAt: new Date(Date.now() + 2 * RateLimitTimes.Minute) },
           $inc: { count: 1 }
         },
         { upsert: true, returnOriginal: false }
       ),
       this.collection.findOneAndUpdate(
-        { identifier, method, period: 'hour', time: { $gt: new Date(Date.now() - 60 * 60 * 1000) } },
+        { identifier, method, period: 'hour', time: { $gte: new Date(Date.now() - RateLimitTimes.Hour) } },
         {
-          $setOnInsert: { time: new Date(), expireAt: new Date(Date.now() + 62 * 60 * 1000) },
+          $setOnInsert: { time: new Date(), expireAt: new Date(Date.now() + 2 * RateLimitTimes.Hour) },
           $inc: { count: 1 }
         },
         { upsert: true, returnOriginal: false }
diff --git a/packages/bitcore-node/src/routes/index.ts b/packages/bitcore-node/src/routes/index.ts
index 059c83aa4e6..0d326b7974e 100644
--- a/packages/bitcore-node/src/routes/index.ts
+++ b/packages/bitcore-node/src/routes/index.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import { Web3Proxy } from "./web3";
 
 const app = express();
 const bodyParser = require('body-parser');
-app.use(RateLimiter('GLOBAL', 10, 200, 4000));
 app.use(
   bodyParser.json({
     limit: 100000000
@@ -58,6 +57,7 @@ function getRouterFromFile(path) {
 app.use(cors());
 app.use(LogMiddleware());
 app.use(CacheMiddleware(CacheTimes.Second));
+app.use(RateLimiter('GLOBAL', 10, 200, 4000));
 app.use('/api', getRouterFromFile('status'));
 
 app.use('/api/:chain/:network', (req: Request, resp: Response, next: any) => {