diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index de19b1f..a7c6936 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ You may pass the following optional keyword arguments:
 -   `channel`: int=0, channel on which to send the UDP requests.
 -   `pdirty`: boolean=False, parameter updates
 -   `ldirty`: boolean=False, level updates
--   `script_ratelimit`: float=0.05, default to 20 script requests per second. This affects vban.sendtext() specifically.
+-   `script_ratelimit`: float | None=None, ratelimit for vban.sendtext() specifically.
 -   `timeout`: int=5, timeout for socket operations.
 -   `disable_rt_listeners`: boolean=False, set `True` if you don't wish to receive RT packets.
     -   You can still send Matrix string requests ending with `?` and receive a response.
diff --git a/vban_cmd/factory.py b/vban_cmd/factory.py
index afc3e4e..68e42c1 100644
--- a/vban_cmd/factory.py
+++ b/vban_cmd/factory.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class FactoryBase(VbanCmd):
             'streamname': 'Command1',
             'bps': 256000,
             'channel': 0,
-            'script_ratelimit': 0.05,  # 20 commands per second, to avoid overloading Voicemeeter
+            'script_ratelimit': None,  # if None or 0, no rate limit applied to script commands
             'timeout': 5,  # timeout on socket operations, in seconds
             'disable_rt_listeners': False,
             'sync': False,
diff --git a/vban_cmd/util.py b/vban_cmd/util.py
index b20348d..fb30284 100644
--- a/vban_cmd/util.py
+++ b/vban_cmd/util.py
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ from typing import Iterator
 from .error import VBANCMDConnectionError
 
 
-def ratelimit(func):
-    """ratelimit decorator for {VbanCmd}.sendtext, to prevent flooding the network with script requests."""
+def script_ratelimit(func):
+    """script_ratelimit decorator for {VbanCmd}.sendtext, to prevent flooding the network with script requests."""
 
     def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
         self, *rem = args
-        if self.script_ratelimit > 0:
+        if self.script_ratelimit:
             now = time.time()
             elapsed = now - self._last_script_request_time
             if elapsed < self.script_ratelimit: