diff --git a/web3_proxy/src/frontend/http_proxy.rs b/web3_proxy/src/frontend/http_proxy.rs
index f5ae4692..6f61ade8 100644
--- a/web3_proxy/src/frontend/http_proxy.rs
+++ b/web3_proxy/src/frontend/http_proxy.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ pub async fn public_proxy_web3_rpc(
     Extension(app): Extension<Arc<Web3ProxyApp>>,
     ClientIp(ip): ClientIp,
 ) -> FrontendResult {
-    let _ip: IpAddr = rate_limit_by_ip(&app, ip).await?.try_into()?;
+    let _ip: IpAddr = rate_limit_by_ip(&app, ip).await?;
 
     let protocol = Protocol::HTTP;
     let user_id = 0;
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ pub async fn user_proxy_web3_rpc(
     Extension(app): Extension<Arc<Web3ProxyApp>>,
     Path(user_key): Path<Uuid>,
 ) -> FrontendResult {
-    let user_id: u64 = rate_limit_by_user_key(&app, user_key).await?.try_into()?;
+    let user_id: u64 = rate_limit_by_user_key(&app, user_key).await?;
 
     let protocol = Protocol::HTTP;
 
diff --git a/web3_proxy/src/frontend/rate_limit.rs b/web3_proxy/src/frontend/rate_limit.rs
index 325bd878..b17a3246 100644
--- a/web3_proxy/src/frontend/rate_limit.rs
+++ b/web3_proxy/src/frontend/rate_limit.rs
@@ -52,11 +52,14 @@ impl TryFrom<RequestFrom> for u64 {
     }
 }
 
-pub async fn rate_limit_by_ip(app: &Web3ProxyApp, ip: IpAddr) -> RateLimitFrontendResult {
+pub async fn rate_limit_by_ip(
+    app: &Web3ProxyApp,
+    ip: IpAddr,
+) -> Result<IpAddr, FrontendErrorResponse> {
     let rate_limit_result = app.rate_limit_by_ip(ip).await?;
 
     match rate_limit_result {
-        RateLimitResult::AllowedIp(x) => Ok(x.into()),
+        RateLimitResult::AllowedIp(x) => Ok(x),
         RateLimitResult::AllowedUser(_) => panic!("only ips or errors are expected here"),
         rate_limit_result => {
             let _: RequestFrom = rate_limit_result.try_into()?;
@@ -70,12 +73,12 @@ pub async fn rate_limit_by_user_key(
     app: &Web3ProxyApp,
     // TODO: change this to a Ulid
     user_key: Uuid,
-) -> RateLimitFrontendResult {
+) -> Result<u64, FrontendErrorResponse> {
     let rate_limit_result = app.rate_limit_by_key(user_key).await?;
 
     match rate_limit_result {
         RateLimitResult::AllowedIp(_) => panic!("only user keys or errors are expected here"),
-        RateLimitResult::AllowedUser(x) => Ok(x.into()),
+        RateLimitResult::AllowedUser(x) => Ok(x),
         rate_limit_result => {
             let _: RequestFrom = rate_limit_result.try_into()?;
 
diff --git a/web3_proxy/src/frontend/users.rs b/web3_proxy/src/frontend/users.rs
index 0152b974..968471ec 100644
--- a/web3_proxy/src/frontend/users.rs
+++ b/web3_proxy/src/frontend/users.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ pub async fn get_login(
     // TODO: allow ENS names here?
     Path(mut params): Path<HashMap<String, String>>,
 ) -> FrontendResult {
-    let _ip: IpAddr = rate_limit_by_ip(&app, ip).await?.try_into()?;
+    let _ip: IpAddr = rate_limit_by_ip(&app, ip).await?;
 
     // at first i thought about checking that user_address is in our db
     // but theres no need to separate the registration and login flows
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ pub async fn post_login(
     Json(payload): Json<PostLogin>,
     Query(query): Query<PostLoginQuery>,
 ) -> FrontendResult {
-    let _ip: IpAddr = rate_limit_by_ip(&app, ip).await?.try_into()?;
+    let _ip: IpAddr = rate_limit_by_ip(&app, ip).await?;
 
     let mut new_user = true; // TODO: check the database
 
diff --git a/web3_proxy/src/frontend/ws_proxy.rs b/web3_proxy/src/frontend/ws_proxy.rs
index 69570bb3..2dedbbd4 100644
--- a/web3_proxy/src/frontend/ws_proxy.rs
+++ b/web3_proxy/src/frontend/ws_proxy.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ pub async fn public_websocket_handler(
     ClientIp(ip): ClientIp,
     ws_upgrade: Option<WebSocketUpgrade>,
 ) -> FrontendResult {
-    let _ip: IpAddr = rate_limit_by_ip(&app, ip).await?.try_into()?;
+    let _ip: IpAddr = rate_limit_by_ip(&app, ip).await?;
 
     let user_id = 0;
     let protocol = Protocol::Websocket;
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ pub async fn user_websocket_handler(
     Path(user_key): Path<Uuid>,
     ws_upgrade: Option<WebSocketUpgrade>,
 ) -> FrontendResult {
-    let user_id: u64 = rate_limit_by_user_key(&app, user_key).await?.try_into()?;
+    let user_id: u64 = rate_limit_by_user_key(&app, user_key).await?;
 
     let protocol = Protocol::Websocket;