diff --git a/packages/api/src/index.ts b/packages/api/src/index.ts
index b1881637..547fb009 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/index.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import helmet from 'helmet'
 import cors from 'cors'
 import apiRouter from './routes'
 import { EigenExplorerApiError, handleAndReturnErrorResponse } from './schema/errors'
-import { rateLimiter } from './utils/auth'
 
 const PORT = process.env.PORT ? Number.parseInt(process.env.PORT) : 3002
 
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ app.use(express.urlencoded({ extended: false }))
 app.use(cookieParser())
 
 // Routes
-app.use('/', rateLimiter, apiRouter)
+app.use('/', apiRouter)
 
 app.get('/favicon.ico', (req, res) => res.sendStatus(204))
 
diff --git a/packages/api/src/routes/index.ts b/packages/api/src/routes/index.ts
index a964e8a6..a900ffb1 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/routes/index.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/routes/index.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import withdrawalRoutes from './withdrawals/withdrawalRoutes'
 import depositRoutes from './deposits/depositRoutes'
 import auxiliaryRoutes from './auxiliary/auxiliaryRoutes'
 import rewardRoutes from './rewards/rewardRoutes'
+import { rateLimiter } from '../utils/auth'
 
 const apiRouter = express.Router()
 
@@ -20,14 +21,14 @@ apiRouter.get('/version', (_, res) =>
 )
 
 // Remaining routes
-apiRouter.use('/avs', avsRoutes)
-apiRouter.use('/strategies', strategiesRoutes)
-apiRouter.use('/operators', operatorRoutes)
-apiRouter.use('/stakers', stakerRoutes)
-apiRouter.use('/metrics', metricRoutes)
-apiRouter.use('/withdrawals', withdrawalRoutes)
-apiRouter.use('/deposits', depositRoutes)
-apiRouter.use('/aux', auxiliaryRoutes)
-apiRouter.use('/rewards', rewardRoutes)
+apiRouter.use('/avs', rateLimiter, avsRoutes)
+apiRouter.use('/strategies', rateLimiter, strategiesRoutes)
+apiRouter.use('/operators', rateLimiter, operatorRoutes)
+apiRouter.use('/stakers', rateLimiter, stakerRoutes)
+apiRouter.use('/metrics', rateLimiter, metricRoutes)
+apiRouter.use('/withdrawals', rateLimiter, withdrawalRoutes)
+apiRouter.use('/deposits', rateLimiter, depositRoutes)
+apiRouter.use('/aux', rateLimiter, auxiliaryRoutes)
+apiRouter.use('/rewards', rateLimiter, rewardRoutes)
 
 export default apiRouter