diff --git a/bot.js b/bot.js
index 850ec24..371d57f 100644
--- a/bot.js
+++ b/bot.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class Bot {
         this.maindb = null;
         this.presences = [];
         this.guildHandlers = [];
+        this.userRates = {};
 
         logger.verbose('Verifying config');
 
@@ -294,13 +295,24 @@ class Bot {
                     logger.verbose(`ME: ${msg.content}`);
                     return;
                 }
-                logger.verbose(`<${msg.author.tag}>: ${msg.content}`);
-                if (!msg.guild) {
-                    let reply = cmd.parseMessage(msg);
-                    this.answerMessage(msg, reply);
-                } else {
-                    let gh = await this.getGuildHandler(msg.guild, prefix);
-                    await gh.handleMessage(msg);
+                if (this.checkRate(msg.author.tag)) {
+                    logger.verbose(`<${msg.author.tag}>: ${msg.content}`);
+                    if (!msg.guild) {
+                        let reply = cmd.parseMessage(msg);
+                        await this.answerMessage(msg, reply);
+                    } else {
+                        let gh = await this.getGuildHandler(msg.guild, prefix);
+                        await gh.handleMessage(msg);
+                    }
+                    if (((Date.now() - this.userRates[msg.author.tag].last)/1000) > (config.rateLimitTime || 10))
+                        this.userRates[msg.author.tag].count = 0;
+                    else
+                        this.userRates[msg.author.tag].count++;
+                    this.userRates[msg.author.tag].last = Date.now();
+                    this.userRates[msg.author.tag].reached = false;
+                } else if (!this.userRates[msg.author.tag].reached) {
+                    logger.verbose(`${msg.author.tag} reached it's rate limit.`);
+                    this.userRates[msg.author.tag].reached = true;
                 }
             } catch (err) {
                 logger.error(err.message);
@@ -320,6 +332,18 @@ class Bot {
         });
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns true if the user has not reached it's rate limit.
+     * @param usertag
+     * @returns {boolean}
+     */
+    checkRate(usertag) {
+        if (!this.userRates[usertag])
+            this.userRates[usertag] = {last: Date.now(), count: 0};
+        return ((Date.now() - this.userRates[usertag].last)/1000) > (config.rateLimitTime || 10) ||
+            this.userRates[usertag].count < (config.rateLimitCount || 5);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Sends the answer recieved from the commands callback.
      * Handles the sending differently depending on the type of the callback return
diff --git a/commands/servercommands.json b/commands/servercommands.json
index 3fc3886..e83b393 100644
--- a/commands/servercommands.json
+++ b/commands/servercommands.json
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
       "description": "Saves a sequence of commands under a new name. ~save [cmdsequence] [cmdname]. Semicoli must be escaped with \\ (Backslash)",
       "category": "Utility",
       "response": {
-        "no_recursion": "You are **not** allowed to execute another saved command in this sequence. This is a safety measure to avoid endlessly recursive calls."
+        "no_recursion": "You are **not** allowed to execute another saved command in this sequence. This is a safety measure to avoid endlessly recursive calls.",
+        "sequence_too_long": "This command sequence is too long!"
       }
     },
     "savedcmd": {
diff --git a/lib/cmd.js b/lib/cmd.js
index 508ff95..697834e 100644
--- a/lib/cmd.js
+++ b/lib/cmd.js
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ exports.Servant = class {
         let commands = content.split(/(?<!\\);/).map(x => x.replace(/^ +/, ''));
         if (commands.length === 1) {
             return this.processCommand(msg, globResult, content);
-        } else {
+        } else  if (commands.length < (config.maxCmdSequenceLength  || 5)) {
             let answers = [];
             let previousCommand = (commands[0].match(/^.\w+/) || [])[0];;
             for (let i = 0; i < commands.length; i++) {
@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ exports.Servant = class {
             }
 
             return answers;
+        } else {
+            return 'This command sequence is too long!';
         }
     }
 
@@ -272,7 +274,7 @@ function parseGlobalCommand(msg) {
             return false;
         logger.debug(`Permission <${cmd.role}> granted for command ${command} for user <${msg.author.tag}>`);
         return processCommand(cmd, msg, content);
-    } else {
+    } else if (commands.length < (config.maxCmdSequenceLength  || 5)) {
         let answers = [];
         let previousCommand = '';
         for (let commandPart of commands) {
@@ -296,6 +298,8 @@ function parseGlobalCommand(msg) {
             }
         }
         return answers;
+    } else {
+        return 'This command sequence is too long!';
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/guilding.js b/lib/guilding.js
index 33a8033..0af2aa2 100644
--- a/lib/guilding.js
+++ b/lib/guilding.js
@@ -304,16 +304,18 @@ exports.GuildHandler = class {
         // savecmd - saves a command sequence with a name
         this.servant.createCommand(servercmd.utils.savecmd, async (msg, kwargs, argv) => {
             let saveName = argv.pop();
+            let cmdsequence = argv.join(' ').replace(/\\/g, '');
             if (argv.includes(this.prefix + servercmd.utils.execute.name)) {
                 return servercmd.utils.savecmd.response.no_recursion;
-            } else {
-                let cmdsequence = argv.join(' ').replace(/\\/g, '');
+            } else if (cmdsequence.split(';').length < (config.maxCmdSequenceLength  || 5)){
                 let row = await this.db.get('SELECT COUNT(*) count FROM commands WHERE name = ?', [saveName]);
                 if (!row || row.count === 0)
                     await this.db.run('INSERT INTO commands (name, command) VALUES (?, ?)', [saveName, cmdsequence]);
                 else
                     await this.db.run('UPDATE commands SET sequence = ? WHERE name = ?', [cmdsequence, saveName]);
                 return `saved command sequence as ${saveName}`;
+            } else {
+                return servercmd.utils.savecmd.response.sequence_too_long;
             }
         });