diff --git a/node/IncomingPacket.cpp b/node/IncomingPacket.cpp
index 6441b6ad7..347c0649d 100644
--- a/node/IncomingPacket.cpp
+++ b/node/IncomingPacket.cpp
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ bool IncomingPacket::_doEXT_FRAME(const RuntimeEnvironment *RR,void *tPtr,const
 bool IncomingPacket::_doECHO(const RuntimeEnvironment *RR,void *tPtr,const SharedPtr<Peer> &peer)
 {
 	uint64_t now = RR->node->now();
-	if (!peer->rateGateEchoRequest(now)) {
+	if (!_path->rateGateEchoRequest(now)) {
 		return true;
 	}
 
diff --git a/node/Path.hpp b/node/Path.hpp
index 753bf0ab2..fa55c2f99 100644
--- a/node/Path.hpp
+++ b/node/Path.hpp
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ public:
 		_lastOut(0),
 		_lastIn(0),
 		_lastTrustEstablishedPacketReceived(0),
+		_lastEchoRequestReceived(0),
 		_localSocket(-1),
 		_latency(0xffff),
 		_addr(),
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ public:
 		_lastOut(0),
 		_lastIn(0),
 		_lastTrustEstablishedPacketReceived(0),
+		_lastEchoRequestReceived(0),
 		_localSocket(localSocket),
 		_latency(0xffff),
 		_addr(addr),
@@ -266,6 +268,18 @@ public:
 	 */
 	inline int64_t lastTrustEstablishedPacketReceived() const { return _lastTrustEstablishedPacketReceived; }
 
+	/**
+	 * Rate limit gate for inbound ECHO requests
+	 */
+	inline bool rateGateEchoRequest(const int64_t now)
+	{
+		if ((now - _lastEchoRequestReceived) >= (ZT_PEER_GENERAL_RATE_LIMIT / 16)) {
+			_lastEchoRequestReceived = now;
+			return true;
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	void *_bondingMetricPtr;
 
 private:
@@ -273,6 +287,9 @@ private:
 	volatile int64_t _lastOut;
 	volatile int64_t _lastIn;
 	volatile int64_t _lastTrustEstablishedPacketReceived;
+
+	int64_t _lastEchoRequestReceived;
+
 	int64_t _localSocket;
 	volatile unsigned int _latency;
 	InetAddress _addr;
diff --git a/node/Peer.cpp b/node/Peer.cpp
index 8ab51687d..76f83940f 100644
--- a/node/Peer.cpp
+++ b/node/Peer.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ Peer::Peer(const RuntimeEnvironment *renv,const Identity &myIdentity,const Ident
 	_lastTriedMemorizedPath(0),
 	_lastDirectPathPushSent(0),
 	_lastDirectPathPushReceive(0),
-	_lastEchoRequestReceived(0),
 	_lastCredentialRequestSent(0),
 	_lastWhoisRequestReceived(0),
 	_lastCredentialsReceived(0),
diff --git a/node/Peer.hpp b/node/Peer.hpp
index 3bfe31950..77e35b786 100644
--- a/node/Peer.hpp
+++ b/node/Peer.hpp
@@ -418,18 +418,6 @@ public:
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Rate limit gate for inbound ECHO requests
-	 */
-	inline bool rateGateEchoRequest(const int64_t now)
-	{
-		if ((now - _lastEchoRequestReceived) >= ZT_PEER_GENERAL_RATE_LIMIT) {
-			_lastEchoRequestReceived = now;
-			return true;
-		}
-		return false;
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Serialize a peer for storage in local cache
 	 *
@@ -546,7 +534,6 @@ private:
 	int64_t _lastTriedMemorizedPath;
 	int64_t _lastDirectPathPushSent;
 	int64_t _lastDirectPathPushReceive;
-	int64_t _lastEchoRequestReceived;
 	int64_t _lastCredentialRequestSent;
 	int64_t _lastWhoisRequestReceived;
 	int64_t _lastCredentialsReceived;