diff --git a/packages/plugins/acl/src/server.ts b/packages/plugins/acl/src/server.ts
index ce4d515f4..7b19c0e12 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/acl/src/server.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins/acl/src/server.ts
@@ -268,8 +268,10 @@ export class PluginACL extends Plugin {
     });
 
     // sync database role data to acl
-    this.app.on('beforeStart', async () => {
-      await this.writeRolesToACL();
+    this.app.on('afterLoad', async (app, options) => {
+      if (options.method !== 'install') {
+        await this.writeRolesToACL();
+      }
     });
 
     this.app.on('beforeInstallPlugin', async (plugin) => {
diff --git a/packages/samples/ratelimit/src/server/index.ts b/packages/samples/ratelimit/src/server/index.ts
index c9b21dcf3..6b3a083de 100644
--- a/packages/samples/ratelimit/src/server/index.ts
+++ b/packages/samples/ratelimit/src/server/index.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export class CustomPagePlugin extends Plugin {
           reset: 'Rate-Limit-Reset',
           total: 'Rate-Limit-Total',
         },
-        max: 20,
+        max: 200,
         disableHeader: false,
         whitelist: (ctx) => {
           // some logic that returns a boolean