diff --git a/lib/commands/quota.js b/lib/commands/quota.js
index b74195821..95656223a 100644
--- a/lib/commands/quota.js
+++ b/lib/commands/quota.js
@@ -35,25 +35,12 @@ Quota.applyCustomLimits = function (Env) {
     });
 };
 
-// The limits object contains storage limits for all the publicKey that have paid
-// To each key is associated an object containing the 'limit' value and a 'note' explaining that limit
-// XXX maybe the use case with a publicKey should be a different command that calls this?
-Quota.updateLimits = function (Env, publicKey, cb) { // FIXME BATCH?S
-
+Quota.updateCachedLimits = function (Env, cb) {
     if (Env.adminEmail === false) {
         Quota.applyCustomLimits(Env);
         if (Env.allowSubscriptions === false) { return; }
         throw new Error("allowSubscriptions must be false if adminEmail is false");
     }
-    if (typeof cb !== "function") { cb = function () {}; }
-
-    var defaultLimit = typeof(Env.defaultStorageLimit) === 'number'?
-        Env.defaultStorageLimit: Core.DEFAULT_LIMIT;
-
-    var userId;
-    if (publicKey) {
-        userId = Util.unescapeKeyCharacters(publicKey);
-    }
 
     var body = JSON.stringify({
         domain: Env.myDomain,
@@ -86,14 +73,7 @@ Quota.updateLimits = function (Env, publicKey, cb) { // FIXME BATCH?S
                 var json = JSON.parse(str);
                 Env.limits = json;
                 Quota.applyCustomLimits(Env);
-
-                var l;
-                if (userId) {
-                    var limit = Env.limits[userId];
-                    l = limit && typeof limit.limit === "number" ?
-                            [limit.limit, limit.plan, limit.note] : [defaultLimit, '', ''];
-                }
-                cb(void 0, l);
+                cb(void 0);
             } catch (e) {
                 cb(e);
             }
@@ -109,4 +89,19 @@ Quota.updateLimits = function (Env, publicKey, cb) { // FIXME BATCH?S
     req.end(body);
 };
 
+// The limits object contains storage limits for all the publicKey that have paid
+// To each key is associated an object containing the 'limit' value and a 'note' explaining that limit
+Quota.getUpdatedLimit = function (Env, safeKey, cb) { // FIXME BATCH?S
+    Quota.updateCachedLimits(Env, function (err) {
+        if (err) { return void cb(err); }
+
+        var limit = Env.limits[safeKey];
+
+        if (limit && typeof(limit.limit) === 'number') {
+            return void cb(void 0, [limit.limit, limit.plan, limit.note]);
+        }
+
+        return void cb(void 0, [Env.defaultStorageLimit, '', '']);
+    });
+};
 
diff --git a/lib/rpc.js b/lib/rpc.js
index c8b6b56a9..e7a8242d3 100644
--- a/lib/rpc.js
+++ b/lib/rpc.js
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ const AUTHENTICATED_USER_TARGETED = {
 const AUTHENTICATED_USER_SCOPED = {
     GET_HASH: Pinning.getHash,
     GET_TOTAL_SIZE: Pinning.getTotalSize,
-    UPDATE_LIMITS: Quota.updateLimits,
+    UPDATE_LIMITS: Quota.getUpdatedLimit,
     GET_LIMIT: Pinning.getLimit,
     EXPIRE_SESSION: Core.expireSessionAsync,
     REMOVE_PINS: Pinning.removePins,
@@ -214,7 +214,6 @@ RPC.create = function (config, cb) {
     var Env = {
         historyKeeper: config.historyKeeper,
         intervals: config.intervals || {},
-        defaultStorageLimit: config.defaultStorageLimit,
         maxUploadSize: config.maxUploadSize || (20 * 1024 * 1024),
         Sessions: {},
         paths: {},
@@ -235,6 +234,10 @@ RPC.create = function (config, cb) {
         domain: config.domain // XXX
     };
 
+    Env.defaultStorageLimit = typeof(config.defaultStorageLimit) === 'number' && config.defaultStorageLimit > 0?
+        config.defaultStorageLimit:
+        Core.DEFAULT_LIMIT;
+
     try {
         Env.admins = (config.adminKeys || []).map(function (k) {
             k = k.replace(/\/+$/, '');
@@ -254,7 +257,7 @@ RPC.create = function (config, cb) {
     paths.blob = keyOrDefaultString('blobPath', './blob');
 
     var updateLimitDaily = function () {
-        Quota.updateLimits(Env, undefined, function (e) {
+        Quota.updateCachedLimits(Env, function (e) {
             if (e) {
                 WARN('limitUpdate', e);
             }