diff --git a/modules/kubernetes/immich/main.tf b/modules/kubernetes/immich/main.tf
index a493c5ae..e8a9f0ea 100644
--- a/modules/kubernetes/immich/main.tf
+++ b/modules/kubernetes/immich/main.tf
@@ -215,6 +215,12 @@ resource "kubernetes_ingress_v1" "ingress" {
       # "nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/client-body-buffer-size" : "512m"
       # "nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/proxy-buffers-number" : "4"
 
+      # More lenient DDOS protection as to not confuse with image loading
+      "nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/limit-connections" : 500
+      "nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/limit-rps" : 100
+      "nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/limit-rpm" : 60
+      "nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/limit-burst-multiplier" : 10
+
       # good for downloading big files - https://www.pdxdev.com/nginx-content-delivery/configuring-nginx-for-large-file-transfers/
       "nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/configuration-snippet" : <<EOF
         directio 4m;