diff --git a/config/initializers/rack_attack.rb b/config/initializers/rack_attack.rb
index 783ac89d5..c4d29ce96 100644
--- a/config/initializers/rack_attack.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/rack_attack.rb
@@ -64,7 +64,9 @@
     match_data = request.env['rack.attack.match_data']
     now = match_data[:epoch_time]
 
-    Honeybadger.notify("Throttling request", context: { ip: request.ip, path: request.path }.merge(match_data)) if match_data[:count] < 15 || (match_data[:count] % 10).zero?
+    if (Settings.SEND_THROTTLE_NOTIFICATIONS_TO_HONEYBADGER && match_data[:count] < 15) || (match_data[:count] % 10).zero?
+      Honeybadger.notify("Throttling request", context: { ip: request.ip, path: request.path }.merge(match_data))
+    end
 
     headers = {
       'RateLimit-Limit' => match_data[:limit].to_s,
diff --git a/config/settings.yml b/config/settings.yml
index 1bc6eab35..3283c3b19 100644
--- a/config/settings.yml
+++ b/config/settings.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ GENERATE_SITEMAP: true
 DEVISE_SECRET_KEY: <%= Rails.application.secret_key_base %>
 DISABLE_SESSIONS: false
 THROTTLE_TRAFFIC: false
+SEND_THROTTLE_NOTIFICATIONS_TO_HONEYBADGER: true
 OCLC:
   API_KEY: the-oclc-api-key
   BASE_URL: http://www.worldcat.org/webservices/catalog/content/citations