diff --git a/lib/Controller/DocumentAPIController.php b/lib/Controller/DocumentAPIController.php
index fcbd3399c0..4b73c319e8 100644
--- a/lib/Controller/DocumentAPIController.php
+++ b/lib/Controller/DocumentAPIController.php
@@ -105,10 +105,12 @@ public function create(string $mimeType, string $fileName, string $directoryPath
 			}
 		} catch (Throwable $e) {
 			$this->logger->error('Failed to create document', ['exception' => $e]);
-			return new JSONResponse([
+			$response = new JSONResponse([
 				'status' => 'error',
 				'message' => $this->l10n->t('Cannot create document')
 			], Http::STATUS_BAD_REQUEST);
+			$response->throttle();
+			return $response;
 		}
 
 		$basename = $this->l10n->t('New Document.odt');