diff --git a/edsl/language_models/key_management/KeyLookupBuilder.py b/edsl/language_models/key_management/KeyLookupBuilder.py
index 7eb62ea83..a0aa52fe9 100644
--- a/edsl/language_models/key_management/KeyLookupBuilder.py
+++ b/edsl/language_models/key_management/KeyLookupBuilder.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class KeyLookupBuilder:
 
     >>> builder = KeyLookupBuilder(fetch_order=("config", "env"))
     >>> builder.DEFAULT_RPM
-    10
+    100
     >>> builder.DEFAULT_TPM
     2000000
     >>> builder.fetch_order
@@ -54,8 +54,12 @@ class KeyLookupBuilder:
     ('openai', 'rpm')
     """
 
-    DEFAULT_RPM = 10
-    DEFAULT_TPM = 2000000
+    # DEFAULT_RPM = 10
+    # DEFAULT_TPM = 2000000
+    from edsl.config import CONFIG
+
+    DEFAULT_RPM = int(CONFIG.get("EDSL_SERVICE_RPM_BASELINE"))
+    DEFAULT_TPM = int(CONFIG.get("EDSL_SERVICE_TPM_BASELINE"))
 
     def __init__(self, fetch_order: Optional[tuple[str]] = None):
         if fetch_order is None:
diff --git a/tests/language_models/test_KeyLookupBuilder.py b/tests/language_models/test_KeyLookupBuilder.py
index dca52d40e..7dd67d3b5 100644
--- a/tests/language_models/test_KeyLookupBuilder.py
+++ b/tests/language_models/test_KeyLookupBuilder.py
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ def test_default_limits():
 
     result = builder.get_language_model_input("test")
 
-    assert result.rpm == builder.DEFAULT_RPM
-    assert result.tpm == builder.DEFAULT_TPM
+    assert float(result.rpm) == float(builder.DEFAULT_RPM)
+    assert float(result.tpm) == float(builder.DEFAULT_TPM)
 
 
 def test_build_method():