diff --git a/plugins/api/rate-limit/src/org/apache/cloudstack/ratelimit/ApiRateLimitServiceImpl.java b/plugins/api/rate-limit/src/org/apache/cloudstack/ratelimit/ApiRateLimitServiceImpl.java
index a5726e1d2ac..5f38ccf6141 100644
--- a/plugins/api/rate-limit/src/org/apache/cloudstack/ratelimit/ApiRateLimitServiceImpl.java
+++ b/plugins/api/rate-limit/src/org/apache/cloudstack/ratelimit/ApiRateLimitServiceImpl.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public class ApiRateLimitServiceImpl extends AdapterBase implements APIChecker,
 	 */
 	private int maxAllowed = 30;
 
-	private LimitStore _store = null;
+	private static LimitStore _store = null;
 
 	@Inject
 	AccountService _accountService;