diff --git a/litecord/ratelimits/main.py b/litecord/ratelimits/main.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ab71d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/litecord/ratelimits/main.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+from quart import current_app as app, request
+
+async def ratelimit_handler():
+    # dummy handler for future code
+    print(request.headers)
diff --git a/run.py b/run.py
index 6f9f748..195aa0c 100644
--- a/run.py
+++ b/run.py
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ from litecord.blueprints import (
     voice, invites, relationships, dms
 )
 
+from litecord.ratelimits.main import ratelimit_handler
+
 # those blueprints are separated from the "main" ones
 # for code readability if people want to dig through
 # the codebase.
@@ -87,6 +89,11 @@ for bp, suffix in bps.items():
     app.register_blueprint(bp, url_prefix=f'/api/v6{suffix}')
 
 
+@app.before_request
+async def app_before_request():
+    await ratelimit_handler()
+
+
 @app.after_request
 async def app_after_request(resp):
     origin = request.headers.get('Origin', '*')