diff --git a/packages/backend/src/server/api/SkRateLimiterService.ts b/packages/backend/src/server/api/SkRateLimiterService.ts
index 027d05310b..d9abbfd406 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/server/api/SkRateLimiterService.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/server/api/SkRateLimiterService.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export class SkRateLimiterService {
 	}
 
 	public async limit(limit: RateLimit, actor: string, factor = 1): Promise<LimitInfo> {
-		if (this.disabled) {
+		if (this.disabled || factor === 0) {
 			return {
 				blocked: false,
 				remaining: Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER,
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export class SkRateLimiterService {
 			};
 		}
 
-		if (factor <= 0) {
+		if (factor < 0) {
 			throw new Error(`Rate limit factor is zero or negative: ${factor}`);
 		}
 
diff --git a/packages/backend/test/unit/server/api/SkRateLimiterServiceTests.ts b/packages/backend/test/unit/server/api/SkRateLimiterServiceTests.ts
index 215b83b53f..c7fac85706 100644
--- a/packages/backend/test/unit/server/api/SkRateLimiterServiceTests.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/test/unit/server/api/SkRateLimiterServiceTests.ts
@@ -300,10 +300,11 @@ describe(SkRateLimiterService, () => {
 				expect(counter?.t).toBe(0);
 			});
 
-			it('should throw if factor is zero', async () => {
-				const promise = serviceUnderTest().limit(limit, actor, 0);
+			it('should skip if factor is zero', async () => {
+				const info = await serviceUnderTest().limit(limit, actor, 0);
 
-				await expect(promise).rejects.toThrow(/factor is zero or negative/);
+				expect(info.blocked).toBeFalsy();
+				expect(info.remaining).toBe(Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER);
 			});
 
 			it('should throw if factor is negative', async () => {
@@ -537,10 +538,11 @@ describe(SkRateLimiterService, () => {
 				expect(minCounter?.t).toBe(0);
 			});
 
-			it('should throw if factor is zero', async () => {
-				const promise = serviceUnderTest().limit(limit, actor, 0);
+			it('should skip if factor is zero', async () => {
+				const info = await serviceUnderTest().limit(limit, actor, 0);
 
-				await expect(promise).rejects.toThrow(/factor is zero or negative/);
+				expect(info.blocked).toBeFalsy();
+				expect(info.remaining).toBe(Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER);
 			});
 
 			it('should throw if factor is negative', async () => {
@@ -693,10 +695,11 @@ describe(SkRateLimiterService, () => {
 				expect(i2.blocked).toBeFalsy();
 			});
 
-			it('should throw if factor is zero', async () => {
-				const promise = serviceUnderTest().limit(limit, actor, 0);
+			it('should skip if factor is zero', async () => {
+				const info = await serviceUnderTest().limit(limit, actor, 0);
 
-				await expect(promise).rejects.toThrow(/factor is zero or negative/);
+				expect(info.blocked).toBeFalsy();
+				expect(info.remaining).toBe(Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER);
 			});
 
 			it('should throw if factor is negative', async () => {