diff --git a/packages/element-web-playwright-common/package.json b/packages/element-web-playwright-common/package.json
index 2b9f782360..f69e65903e 100644
--- a/packages/element-web-playwright-common/package.json
+++ b/packages/element-web-playwright-common/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "name": "@element-hq/element-web-playwright-common",
     "type": "module",
-    "version": "1.4.3",
+    "version": "1.4.4",
     "license": "SEE LICENSE IN README.md",
     "repository": {
         "type": "git",
diff --git a/packages/element-web-playwright-common/src/testcontainers/synapse.ts b/packages/element-web-playwright-common/src/testcontainers/synapse.ts
index 069bfdf2a3..84ac60957b 100644
--- a/packages/element-web-playwright-common/src/testcontainers/synapse.ts
+++ b/packages/element-web-playwright-common/src/testcontainers/synapse.ts
@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@ const DEFAULT_CONFIG = {
             burst_count: 10000,
         },
     },
+    rc_room_creation: {
+        per_second: 1000,
+        burst_count: 1000,
+    },
     media_store_path: "/tmp/media_store",
     max_upload_size: "50M",
     max_image_pixels: "32M",