diff --git a/src/server.rs b/src/server.rs
index df351c6..050796d 100644
--- a/src/server.rs
+++ b/src/server.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ pub async fn handle_connection(
     let current = ACTIVE_REQUESTS.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
     if current >= max_concurrent_requests {
         ACTIVE_REQUESTS.fetch_sub(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
-        return send_response(&mut stream, "41 Server unavailable\r\n").await;
+        // Rate limited - don't read request, just close connection
+        return Ok(());
     }
 
     const MAX_REQUEST_SIZE: usize = 4096;
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ pub async fn handle_connection(
             // Read successful, continue processing
             let request = String::from_utf8_lossy(&request_buf).trim().to_string();
 
+            // Process the request
             // Validate request
             if request.is_empty() {
                 let logger = RequestLogger::new(&stream, request);
@@ -113,7 +115,7 @@ pub async fn handle_connection(
                     let _ = send_response(&mut stream, "51 Not found\r\n").await;
                 }
             }
-        },
+        }
         Ok(Err(e)) => {
             // Read failed, check error type
             let request_str = String::from_utf8_lossy(&request_buf).trim().to_string();