diff --git a/zephyr/decorator.py b/zephyr/decorator.py
index 0f1e0c6953..f7345ea1ff 100644
--- a/zephyr/decorator.py
+++ b/zephyr/decorator.py
@@ -361,6 +361,26 @@ def statsd_increment(counter, val=1):
         return wrapped_func
     return wrapper
 
+def rate_limit_user(request, user, domain):
+    """Returns whether or not a user was rate limited. Will raise a RateLimited exception
+    if the user has been rate limited, otherwise returns and modifies request to contain
+    the rate limit information"""
+
+    ratelimited, time = is_ratelimited(user, domain)
+    request._ratelimit_applied_limits = True
+    request._ratelimit_secs_to_freedom = time
+    request._ratelimit_over_limit = ratelimited
+    # Abort this request if the user is over her rate limits
+    if ratelimited:
+        statsd.incr("ratelimiter.limited.%s" % user.id)
+        raise RateLimited()
+
+    incr_ratelimit(user, domain)
+    calls_remaining, time_reset = api_calls_left(user, domain)
+
+    request._ratelimit_remaining = calls_remaining
+    request._ratelimit_secs_to_freedom = time_reset
+
 def rate_limit(domain='all'):
     """Rate-limits a view. Takes an optional 'domain' param if you wish to rate limit different
     types of API calls independently.
@@ -394,20 +414,7 @@ def rate_limit(domain='all'):
                                      func.__name__)
                 return func(request, *args, **kwargs)
 
-            ratelimited, time = is_ratelimited(user, domain)
-            request._ratelimit_applied_limits = True
-            request._ratelimit_secs_to_freedom = time
-            request._ratelimit_over_limit = ratelimited
-            # Abort this request if the user is over her rate limits
-            if ratelimited:
-                statsd.incr("ratelimiter.limited.%s" % user.id)
-                raise RateLimited()
-
-            incr_ratelimit(user, domain)
-            calls_remaining, time_reset = api_calls_left(user, domain)
-
-            request._ratelimit_remaining = calls_remaining
-            request._ratelimit_secs_to_freedom = time_reset
+            rate_limit_user(request, user, domain)
 
             return func(request, *args, **kwargs)
         return wrapped_func
diff --git a/zephyr/views.py b/zephyr/views.py
index bc4f3f2c81..3396298a3e 100644
--- a/zephyr/views.py
+++ b/zephyr/views.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ from zephyr.decorator import require_post, \
     has_request_variables, authenticated_json_view, \
     to_non_negative_int, json_to_dict, json_to_list, json_to_bool, \
     JsonableError, RequestVariableMissingError, get_user_profile_by_email, \
-    authenticated_rest_api_view, process_as_post, REQ, rate_limit
+    authenticated_rest_api_view, process_as_post, REQ, rate_limit, rate_limit_user
 from zephyr.lib.query import last_n
 from zephyr.lib.avatar import gravatar_hash
 from zephyr.lib.response import json_success, json_error, json_response, json_method_not_allowed, \
@@ -1661,9 +1661,12 @@ def api_jira_webhook(request):
 
     try:
         user_profile = UserProfile.objects.get(api_key=api_key)
+        request.user = user_profile
     except UserProfile.DoesNotExist:
         return json_error("Failed to find user with API key: %s" % (api_key,))
 
+    rate_limit_user(request, user_profile, domain='all')
+
     def get_in(payload, keys, default=''):
         try:
             for key in keys:
@@ -1739,9 +1742,12 @@ def api_pivotal_webhook(request):
 
     try:
         user_profile = UserProfile.objects.get(api_key=api_key)
+        request.user = user_profile
     except UserProfile.DoesNotExist:
         return json_error("Failed to find user with API key: %s" % (api_key,))
 
+    rate_limit_user(request, user_profile, domain='all')
+
     payload = xml_fromstring(request.body)
 
     def get_text(attrs):