diff --git a/src/ws/processGatewayQueue.ts b/src/ws/processGatewayQueue.ts
index 2b34b8105..ff3bfbb83 100644
--- a/src/ws/processGatewayQueue.ts
+++ b/src/ws/processGatewayQueue.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export async function processGatewayQueue(gateway: GatewayManager, id: number) {
     shard.queueCounter++;
 
     // Handle if the requests have been maxed
-    if (shard.queueCounter >= 118) {
+    if (shard.queueCounter >= 116) {
       gateway.debug("GW MAX_REQUESTS", {
         message: "Max gateway requests per minute reached setting timeout for one minute",
         shardId: shard.id,