diff --git a/sapl/settings.py b/sapl/settings.py
index 27f26474c..58e8bd208 100644
--- a/sapl/settings.py
+++ b/sapl/settings.py
@@ -439,8 +439,8 @@ RATE_LIMIT_BYPASS_PATHS = [
 # API quota — daily and weekly call caps for all /api/ callers (anon and auth).
 # All callers are keyed by IP — auth status is not checked.
 # Weekly default is 7× the daily cap.
-API_QUOTA_DAILY = config('API_QUOTA_DAILY', default=500, cast=int)
-API_QUOTA_WEEKLY = config('API_QUOTA_WEEKLY', default=3500, cast=int)
+API_QUOTA_DAILY = config('API_QUOTA_DAILY', default=1000, cast=int)
+API_QUOTA_WEEKLY = config('API_QUOTA_WEEKLY', default=7000, cast=int)
 
 # API-specific per-minute rate limit for external (non-same-origin) anonymous calls.
 # Abuse writes rl:api:ip:<ip>:blocked only — never rl:ip:<ip>:blocked.