diff --git a/src/middleware/uploads.js b/src/middleware/uploads.js
index cfee3938c2..5977873a99 100644
--- a/src/middleware/uploads.js
+++ b/src/middleware/uploads.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ module.exports = function (middleware) {
 
 		const count = (cache.peek(`${req.ip}:uploaded_file_count`) || 0) + req.files.files.length;
 
-		if (count >= meta.config.uploadRateLimitThreshold) {
+		if (count > meta.config.uploadRateLimitThreshold) {
 			return next(new Error(['[[error:upload-ratelimit-reached]]']));
 		}