diff --git a/src/routes/postSkipSegments.js b/src/routes/postSkipSegments.js
index e178ee6..c20bb24 100644
--- a/src/routes/postSkipSegments.js
+++ b/src/routes/postSkipSegments.js
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ module.exports = async function postSkipSegments(req, res) {
         //check to see if the user has already submitted sponsors for this video
         let duplicateCheckRow = db.prepare("SELECT COUNT(*) as count FROM sponsorTimes WHERE userID = ? and videoID = ?").get([userID, videoID]);
         
-        if (duplicateCheckRow.count >= 8) {
+        if (duplicateCheckRow.count >= 16) {
             //too many sponsors for the same video from the same user
             res.sendStatus(429);