diff --git a/src/api2/config/sync.rs b/src/api2/config/sync.rs
index bc4ad285..0f16bb06 100644
--- a/src/api2/config/sync.rs
+++ b/src/api2/config/sync.rs
@@ -424,6 +424,7 @@ acl:1:/remote/remote1/remotestore1:write@pbs:RemoteSyncOperator
         remove_vanished: None,
         group_filter: None,
         schedule: None,
+        limit: pbs_api_types::RateLimitConfig::default(), // no limit
     };
 
     // should work without ACLs