diff --git a/plugin-defaults.ini b/plugin-defaults.ini
index 748c1bc..52a60c1 100644
--- a/plugin-defaults.ini
+++ b/plugin-defaults.ini
@@ -1202,6 +1202,11 @@ user_agent:
 ## Change this to false to use them anyway.
 never_make_cover: true
 
+## fanfiction.net is blocking people more aggressively.  If you
+## download fewer stories less often you can likely get by with
+## reducing this sleep.
+slow_down_sleep_time:4
+
 ## Extra metadata that this adapter knows about.  See [dramione.org]
 ## for examples of how to use them.
 extra_valid_entries:reviews,favs,follows