diff --git a/services/jellyfin-qbittorrent-monitor.py b/services/jellyfin-qbittorrent-monitor.py
index 99f3205..f1548bb 100644
--- a/services/jellyfin-qbittorrent-monitor.py
+++ b/services/jellyfin-qbittorrent-monitor.py
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ class JellyfinQBittorrentMonitor:
                     elif desired_state == "throttled":
                         action = (
                             "set alt limits "
-                            f"dl={int(remaining_kbs)}KB/s ul=1KB/s, enable alt speed"
+                            f"dl={int(remaining_kbs)}KB/s ul={int(remaining_kbs)}KB/s, enable alt speed"
                         )
                     else:
                         action = "pause torrents"
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ class JellyfinQBittorrentMonitor:
                     if self.torrents_paused:
                         self.resume_all_torrents()
                         self.torrents_paused = False
-                    self.set_alt_speed_limits(remaining_kbs, 1)
+                    self.set_alt_speed_limits(remaining_kbs, remaining_kbs)
                     self.use_alt_limits(True)
                 else:
                     if not self.torrents_paused:
diff --git a/tests/jellyfin-qbittorrent-monitor.nix b/tests/jellyfin-qbittorrent-monitor.nix
index eb5a474..3cb8b64 100644
--- a/tests/jellyfin-qbittorrent-monitor.nix
+++ b/tests/jellyfin-qbittorrent-monitor.nix
@@ -287,10 +287,9 @@ pkgs.testers.runNixOSTest {
         assert is_throttled(), "Should be in alt speed mode during streaming"
         dl_limit = get_alt_dl_limit()
         ul_limit = get_alt_up_limit()
-        # Upload should be minimal (1 KB/s = 1024 bytes/s)
-        assert ul_limit == 1024, f"Upload limit should be 1024 bytes/s, got {ul_limit}"
-        # Download limit should be > 0 (budget not exhausted for a single stream)
+        # Both upload and download should get remaining bandwidth (proportional)
         assert dl_limit > 0, f"Download limit should be > 0, got {dl_limit}"
+        assert ul_limit == dl_limit, f"Upload limit ({ul_limit}) should equal download limit ({dl_limit})"
 
         # Stop playback
         playback_stop = {