diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-cli/src/bench1.ts b/packages/taler-wallet-cli/src/bench1.ts
index 55558a284..6a1e0d915 100644
--- a/packages/taler-wallet-cli/src/bench1.ts
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-cli/src/bench1.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ export async function runBench1(configJson: any): Promise<void> {
   const b1conf = codecForBench1Config().decode(configJson);
 
   const myHttpLib = new NodeHttpLib();
+  myHttpLib.setThrottling(false);
   const wallet = await getDefaultNodeWallet({
     // No persistent DB storage.
     persistentStoragePath: undefined,