diff --git a/files/__main__.py b/files/__main__.py
index 6ffa62b717..5524f4f4e1 100644
--- a/files/__main__.py
+++ b/files/__main__.py
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ from os import environ, path
 import secrets
 from flask import *
 from flask_caching import Cache
-import flask_limiter
+from flask_limiter import Limiter
 from flask_compress import Compress
-
+from flask_limiter.util import get_ipaddr
 
 from flaskext.markdown import Markdown
 from sqlalchemy.ext.declarative import declarative_base
@@ -102,9 +102,9 @@ app.config["RATELIMIT_DEFAULTS_EXEMPT_WHEN"]=lambda:False
 app.config["RATELIMIT_HEADERS_ENABLED"]=True
 
 
-limiter = flask_limiter.Limiter(
+limiter = Limiter(
 	app,
-	key_func=flask_limiter.util.get_ipaddr(),
+	key_func=get_ipaddr,
 	default_limits=["100/minute"],
 	headers_enabled=True,
 	strategy="fixed-window"