diff --git a/src/game/server/gamecontext.cpp b/src/game/server/gamecontext.cpp
index 9ea662fec..bc63e1390 100644
--- a/src/game/server/gamecontext.cpp
+++ b/src/game/server/gamecontext.cpp
@@ -841,8 +841,8 @@ void CGameContext::OnMessage(int MsgID, CUnpacker *pUnpacker, int ClientID)
 			if(pEnd != 0)
 				*(const_cast<char *>(pEnd)) = 0;
 
-			// drop empty and autocreated spam messages (more than 16 characters per second)
-			if(Length == 0 || (g_Config.m_SvSpamprotection && pPlayer->m_LastChat && pPlayer->m_LastChat+Server()->TickSpeed()*((15+Length)/16) > Server()->Tick()))
+			// drop empty and autocreated spam messages (more than 32 characters per second)
+			if(Length == 0 || (g_Config.m_SvSpamprotection && pPlayer->m_LastChat && pPlayer->m_LastChat+Server()->TickSpeed()*((31+Length)/32) > Server()->Tick()))
 				return;
 
 			//pPlayer->m_LastChat = Server()->Tick();