diff --git a/src/lib/components/admin/Settings/WebSearch.svelte b/src/lib/components/admin/Settings/WebSearch.svelte
index 7ec12fe7e8..b00ea0356a 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/admin/Settings/WebSearch.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/admin/Settings/WebSearch.svelte
@@ -1141,12 +1141,18 @@
 
 					<div class="mb-2.5 w-full">
 						<div class=" self-center text-xs font-medium mb-1">
-							{$i18n.t('Concurrent Requests')}
+							<Tooltip
+								content={$i18n.t(
+									'Cap the rate at which the web loader fetches URLs. 0 = unlimited. Lower this to respect rate limits on paid extraction APIs (e.g. Firecrawl, Tavily) or to reduce load on source websites.'
+								)}
+								placement="top-start"
+							>
+								{$i18n.t('Requests per second')}
+							</Tooltip>
 						</div>
-
 						<input
 							class="w-full rounded-lg py-2 px-4 text-sm bg-gray-50 dark:text-gray-300 dark:bg-gray-850 outline-hidden"
-							placeholder={$i18n.t('Concurrent Requests')}
+							placeholder={$i18n.t('Requests per second')}
 							bind:value={webConfig.WEB_LOADER_CONCURRENT_REQUESTS}
 							required
 						/>