diff --git a/internal/app.go b/internal/app.go
index c30d994..4c5cdfe 100644
--- a/internal/app.go
+++ b/internal/app.go
@@ -57,10 +57,8 @@ func MainApp(configPath string) {
 		proxyURL = os.Getenv("PROXY")
 	}
 
-	dummyLimiter := http.NewRateLimiter(1000)
-
-	repoClient4 := http.NewHTTPClient("", 0, 1, false, []string{}, proxyURL, dummyLimiter, log.Named("network_test"))
-	repoClient6 := http.NewHTTPClient("", 0, 1, true, []string{}, proxyURL, dummyLimiter, log.Named("network_test"))
+	repoClient4 := http.NewHTTPClient("", 0, 1, false, []string{}, proxyURL, nil, log.Named("network_test"))
+	repoClient6 := http.NewHTTPClient("", 0, 1, true, []string{}, proxyURL, nil, log.Named("network_test"))
 	repo := http.NewIPRepository(repoClient4, repoClient6, "", log.Named("network_test"))
 
 	var hosts []string
@@ -112,7 +110,7 @@ func MainApp(configPath string) {
 		config.ShouldForceIPv6(),
 		hosts,
 		proxyURL,
-		rateLimiter,
+		nil,
 		log.Named("download_client"),
 	)
 
diff --git a/pkg/http/client.go b/pkg/http/client.go
index 29af2bb..cbf8ca6 100644
--- a/pkg/http/client.go
+++ b/pkg/http/client.go
@@ -157,7 +157,9 @@ func (r *HTTPClient) Do(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 			r.ensureReachableHost(req)
 		}
 
-		r.rateLimiter.Wait()
+		if r.rateLimiter != nil {
+			r.rateLimiter.Wait()
+		}
 
 		resp, err = r.client.Do(req)