diff --git a/.rspec b/.rspec
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..262c08ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.rspec
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+--colour
+--tty
+--format documentation
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index cf09b3c1..da99c923 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ ruby '2.1.7' if ENV.key?('DYNO')
 
 gem 's3',              github: 'travis-ci/s3'
 
-gem 'travis-core',     github: 'travis-ci/travis-core', ref: 'sf-ar-te'
+gem 'travis-core',     github: 'travis-ci/travis-core'
 gem 'travis-support',  github: 'travis-ci/travis-support'
 gem 'travis-amqp',     github: 'travis-ci/travis-amqp'
 gem 'travis-config',   '~> 0.1.0'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 665485d0..f7765800 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -48,8 +48,7 @@ GIT
 
 GIT
   remote: git://github.com/travis-ci/travis-core.git
-  revision: fdcd69981dc9ccb6f85452213d8bdc096f4308be
-  ref: sf-ar-te
+  revision: a66c345d44fd9c28884d694acfff3b1a0fbc5232
   specs:
     travis-core (0.0.1)
       actionmailer (~> 3.2.19)
@@ -391,4 +390,4 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   yard-sinatra!
 
 BUNDLED WITH
-   1.12.0.pre.1
+   1.11.2
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 890a583d..56e8af0c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ $ bundle exec rspec
 ```sh-session
 $ bundle exec script/server
 ```
+    If you have problems with Nginx because the websocket is already in use, try restarting your computer.
+
 ## Contributing
 
 1. Fork it
diff --git a/lib/travis/api/attack.rb b/lib/travis/api/attack.rb
index 17fcd44a..d210b633 100644
--- a/lib/travis/api/attack.rb
+++ b/lib/travis/api/attack.rb
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ class Rack::Attack
   # Ban time:     5 hours
   # Ban after:    10 POST requests within five minutes to /auth/github
   blacklist('hammering /auth/github') do |request|
-     Rack::Attack::Allow2Ban.filter(request.identifier, maxretry: 2, findtime: 5.minutes, bantime: bantime(5.hours)) do
-       request.post? and request.path == '/auth/github'
-     end
+    Rack::Attack::Allow2Ban.filter(request.identifier, maxretry: 2, findtime: 5.minutes, bantime: bantime(5.hours)) do
+      request.post? and request.path == '/auth/github'
+    end
   end
 
   ####
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ class Rack::Attack
   # Ban time:     1 hour
   # Ban after:    10 POST requests within 30 seconds
   blacklist('spamming with POST requests') do |request|
-     Rack::Attack::Allow2Ban.filter(request.identifier, maxretry: 10, findtime: 30.seconds, bantime: bantime(1.hour)) do
-       request.post? and not POST_WHITELISTED.include? request.path
-     end
+    Rack::Attack::Allow2Ban.filter(request.identifier, maxretry: 10, findtime: 30.seconds, bantime: bantime(1.hour)) do
+      request.post? and not POST_WHITELISTED.include? request.path
+    end
   end
 
 
diff --git a/lib/travis/api/v3/models/repository.rb b/lib/travis/api/v3/models/repository.rb
index ed35b5a2..22c26d71 100644
--- a/lib/travis/api/v3/models/repository.rb
+++ b/lib/travis/api/v3/models/repository.rb
@@ -62,5 +62,9 @@ module Travis::API::V3
 
       __send__(name, *args, &block)
     end
+
+    def settings
+      @settings ||= JSON.load(super)
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/travis/api/v3/services/requests/create.rb b/lib/travis/api/v3/services/requests/create.rb
index c3353daf..ea3827de 100644
--- a/lib/travis/api/v3/services/requests/create.rb
+++ b/lib/travis/api/v3/services/requests/create.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module Travis::API::V3
   class Services::Requests::Create < Service
     TIME_FRAME = 1.hour
-    LIMIT      = 10
+    LIMIT = 10
     private_constant :TIME_FRAME, :LIMIT
 
     result_type :request
@@ -22,14 +22,19 @@ module Travis::API::V3
       accepted(remaining_requests: remaining, repository: repository, request: payload)
     end
 
-    def limit
-      Travis.config.requests_create_api_limit || LIMIT
+    def limit(repository)
+      if repository.settings.nil?
+        Travis.config.requests_create_api_limit || LIMIT
+      else
+        repository.settings["api_builds_rate_limit"] || Travis.config.requests_create_api_limit || LIMIT
+      end
     end
 
     def remaining_requests(repository)
-      return limit if access_control.full_access?
+      api_builds_rate_limit = limit(repository)
+      return api_builds_rate_limit if access_control.full_access?
       count = query(:requests).count(repository, TIME_FRAME)
-      count > limit ? 0 : limit - count
+      count > api_builds_rate_limit ? 0 : api_builds_rate_limit - count
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/v3/services/requests/create_spec.rb b/spec/v3/services/requests/create_spec.rb
index 23fd8460..c0dfb035 100644
--- a/spec/v3/services/requests/create_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/v3/services/requests/create_spec.rb
@@ -239,6 +239,26 @@ describe Travis::API::V3::Services::Requests::Create do
       }
     end
 
+    describe "overrides default request limit if included in repository.settings" do
+      before { repo.update_attribute(:settings, { api_builds_rate_limit: 12 }.to_json) }
+
+      before { 10.times { repo.requests.create(event_type: 'api', result: 'accepted') } }
+      before { post("/v3/repo/#{repo.id}/requests", {}, headers) }
+
+      example { expect(last_response.status).to be == 202 }
+      example { expect(JSON.load(body).to_s).to  include(
+        "@type",
+        "repository",
+        "remaining_requests",
+        "2",
+        "request",
+        "representation",
+        "minimal",
+        "slug",
+        "svenfuchs/minimal")
+      }
+    end
+
     describe "passing the token in params" do
       let(:params) {{ request: { token: 'foo-bar' }}}
       example { expect(sidekiq_params[:credentials]).to be == {