diff --git a/app/views/users/_wakatime_config_display.html.erb b/app/views/users/_wakatime_config_display.html.erb
index a349bd3..e2f6d42 100644
--- a/app/views/users/_wakatime_config_display.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/users/_wakatime_config_display.html.erb
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 [settings]
 api_url = https://<%= request.host_with_port %>/api/hackatime/v1
 api_key = <%= @user.api_keys.last.token %>
+heartbeat_rate_limit_seconds = 30
 
 # any other wakatime configs you want to add: https://github.com/wakatime/wakatime-cli/blob/develop/USAGE.md#ini-config-file
   </pre>
diff --git a/app/views/users/wakatime_setup.html.erb b/app/views/users/wakatime_setup.html.erb
index 060c41c..35f787c 100644
--- a/app/views/users/wakatime_setup.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/users/wakatime_setup.html.erb
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@
     <div class="code-block">
       <code>[settings]
 api_url = <%= api_hackatime_v1_url %>
-api_key = <%= @current_user_api_key %></code>
+api_key = <%= @current_user_api_key %>
+heartbeat_rate_limit_seconds = 30</code>
       <button class="copy-button" onclick="copyCode(this)">Copy</button>
     </div>
     
diff --git a/public/hackatime/setup.ps1 b/public/hackatime/setup.ps1
index 83783fe..9d521a0 100644
--- a/public/hackatime/setup.ps1
+++ b/public/hackatime/setup.ps1
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ try {
 [settings]
 api_url = $env:HACKATIME_API_URL
 api_key = $env:HACKATIME_API_KEY
+heartbeat_rate_limit_seconds = 30
 "@ | Out-File -FilePath $configPath -Force -Encoding utf8
     
     Write-Host "Config file created at $configPath"
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ api_key = $env:HACKATIME_API_KEY
         $config = Get-Content $configPath
         $apiUrl = ($config | Select-String "api_url").ToString().Split('=')[1].Trim()
         $apiKey = ($config | Select-String "api_key").ToString().Split('=')[1].Trim()
+        $heartbeatRate = ($config | Select-String "heartbeat_rate_limit_seconds").ToString().Split('=')[1].Trim()
         
         # Display verification info
         Write-Host "API URL: $apiUrl"
diff --git a/public/hackatime/setup.sh b/public/hackatime/setup.sh
index b8f1f8e..55c8b1c 100644
--- a/public/hackatime/setup.sh
+++ b/public/hackatime/setup.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ cat > ~/.wakatime.cfg << EOL
 [settings]
 api_url = ${HACKATIME_API_URL}
 api_key = ${HACKATIME_API_KEY}
+heartbeat_rate_limit_seconds = 30
 EOL
 
 echo "Config file created at ~/.wakatime.cfg"
@@ -18,9 +19,10 @@ fi
 
 API_URL=$(sed -n 's/.*api_url = \(.*\)/\1/p' ~/.wakatime.cfg)
 API_KEY=$(sed -n 's/.*api_key = \(.*\)/\1/p' ~/.wakatime.cfg)
+HEARTBEAT_RATE_LIMIT=$(sed -n 's/.*heartbeat_rate_limit_seconds = \(.*\)/\1/p' ~/.wakatime.cfg)
 
-if [ -z "$API_URL" ] || [ -z "$API_KEY" ]; then
-  echo "Error: Could not read api_url or api_key from config"
+if [ -z "$API_URL" ] || [ -z "$API_KEY" ] || [ -z "$HEARTBEAT_RATE_LIMIT" ]; then
+  echo "Error: Could not read api_url, api_key, or heartbeat_rate_limit_seconds from config"
   exit 1
 fi