diff --git a/charts/evm-rollup/Chart.yaml b/charts/evm-rollup/Chart.yaml
index 281aebb3dc..b79b9fac56 100644
--- a/charts/evm-rollup/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/evm-rollup/Chart.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ type: application
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
 # Versions are expected to follow Semantic Versioning (https://semver.org/)
-version: 0.18.3
+version: 0.18.4
 
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
diff --git a/charts/evm-rollup/templates/configmap.yaml b/charts/evm-rollup/templates/configmap.yaml
index b47a5081d0..ffa69f3ba1 100644
--- a/charts/evm-rollup/templates/configmap.yaml
+++ b/charts/evm-rollup/templates/configmap.yaml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ data:
   OTEL_SERVICE_NAME: "{{ tpl .Values.config.rollup.otel.serviceNamePrefix . }}-conductor"
   {{- if not .Values.global.dev }}
   {{- else }}
+  ASTRIA_CONDUCTOR_SEQUENCER_REQUESTS_PER_SECOND=500
   {{- end }}
 ---
 apiVersion: v1