diff --git a/src/cmdforge/registry/embeddings.py b/src/cmdforge/registry/embeddings.py
index 16e970f..6f99685 100644
--- a/src/cmdforge/registry/embeddings.py
+++ b/src/cmdforge/registry/embeddings.py
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ def backfill_all_embeddings(
     ollama_url: Optional[str] = None,
     model: Optional[str] = None,
     batch_size: int = 20,
-    throttle: float = 0.5,
+    throttle: float = 0.1,
 ) -> Dict[str, int]:
     """Generate embeddings for all public/approved tools that don't have one.