diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 0127fa3b452..9e9cb5d732f 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -1387,7 +1387,7 @@ bool AppInitMain(NodeContext& node, interfaces::BlockAndHeaderTipInfo* tip_info)
     LogInstance().SetRateLimiting(std::make_unique<BCLog::LogRateLimiter>(
         [&scheduler](auto func, auto window) { scheduler.scheduleEvery(std::move(func), window); },
         BCLog::RATELIMIT_MAX_BYTES,
-        1h));
+        BCLog::RATELIMIT_WINDOW));
 
     assert(!node.validation_signals);
     node.validation_signals = std::make_unique<ValidationSignals>(std::make_unique<SerialTaskRunner>(scheduler));
diff --git a/src/logging.h b/src/logging.h
index c753172545c..106de1f8d30 100644
--- a/src/logging.h
+++ b/src/logging.h
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ namespace BCLog {
     };
     constexpr auto DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL{Level::Debug};
     constexpr size_t DEFAULT_MAX_LOG_BUFFER{1'000'000}; // buffer up to 1MB of log data prior to StartLogging
-    constexpr uint64_t RATELIMIT_MAX_BYTES{1024 * 1024}; // maximum number of bytes that can be logged within one window
+    constexpr uint64_t RATELIMIT_MAX_BYTES{1024 * 1024}; // maximum number of bytes per source location that can be logged within the RATELIMIT_WINDOW
+    constexpr auto RATELIMIT_WINDOW{1h}; // time window after which log ratelimit stats are reset
 
     //! Keeps track of an individual source location and how many available bytes are left for logging from it.
     class LogLimitStats