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@@ -1142,7 +1142,7 @@ These environment variables affect the behavior of the <code>install-cni</code>
 <tr>
 <td><code>PILOT_MAX_REQUESTS_PER_SECOND</code></td>
 <td>Floating-Point</td>
-<td><code>100</code></td>
+<td><code>25</code></td>
 <td>Limits the number of incoming XDS requests per second. On larger machines this can be increased to handle more proxies concurrently.</td>
 </tr>
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diff --git a/content/en/docs/reference/commands/istioctl/index.html b/content/en/docs/reference/commands/istioctl/index.html
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@@ -7514,7 +7514,7 @@ These environment variables affect the behavior of the <code>istioctl</code> com
 <tr>
 <td><code>PILOT_MAX_REQUESTS_PER_SECOND</code></td>
 <td>Floating-Point</td>
-<td><code>100</code></td>
+<td><code>25</code></td>
 <td>Limits the number of incoming XDS requests per second. On larger machines this can be increased to handle more proxies concurrently.</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
diff --git a/content/en/docs/reference/commands/operator/index.html b/content/en/docs/reference/commands/operator/index.html
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@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ These environment variables affect the behavior of the <code>operator</code> com
 <tr>
 <td><code>PILOT_MAX_REQUESTS_PER_SECOND</code></td>
 <td>Floating-Point</td>
-<td><code>100</code></td>
+<td><code>25</code></td>
 <td>Limits the number of incoming XDS requests per second. On larger machines this can be increased to handle more proxies concurrently.</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
diff --git a/content/en/docs/reference/commands/pilot-agent/index.html b/content/en/docs/reference/commands/pilot-agent/index.html
index 44bb6e07cf..5372d5a646 100644
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@@ -1656,7 +1656,7 @@ These environment variables affect the behavior of the <code>pilot-agent</code>
 <tr>
 <td><code>PILOT_MAX_REQUESTS_PER_SECOND</code></td>
 <td>Floating-Point</td>
-<td><code>100</code></td>
+<td><code>25</code></td>
 <td>Limits the number of incoming XDS requests per second. On larger machines this can be increased to handle more proxies concurrently.</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
diff --git a/content/en/docs/reference/commands/pilot-discovery/index.html b/content/en/docs/reference/commands/pilot-discovery/index.html
index a2bf79e746..6ee31bc52e 100644
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@@ -1017,7 +1017,7 @@ These environment variables affect the behavior of the <code>pilot-discovery</co
 <tr>
 <td><code>PILOT_MAX_REQUESTS_PER_SECOND</code></td>
 <td>Floating-Point</td>
-<td><code>100</code></td>
+<td><code>25</code></td>
 <td>Limits the number of incoming XDS requests per second. On larger machines this can be increased to handle more proxies concurrently.</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>