diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/VelocityServer.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/VelocityServer.java
index 29d5dec2e..0bc9e16ec 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/VelocityServer.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/VelocityServer.java
@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ import com.velocitypowered.proxy.scheduler.VelocityScheduler;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.server.ServerMap;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.util.AddressUtil;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.util.EncryptionUtils;
-import com.velocitypowered.proxy.util.Ratelimiter;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.util.VelocityChannelRegistrar;
+import com.velocitypowered.proxy.util.ratelimit.Ratelimiter;
+import com.velocitypowered.proxy.util.ratelimit.Ratelimiters;
 import io.netty.bootstrap.Bootstrap;
 import java.net.InetSocketAddress;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
@@ -166,7 +167,7 @@ public class VelocityServer implements ProxyServer {
       servers.register(new ServerInfo(entry.getKey(), AddressUtil.parseAddress(entry.getValue())));
     }
 
-    ipAttemptLimiter = new Ratelimiter(configuration.getLoginRatelimit());
+    ipAttemptLimiter = Ratelimiters.createWithMilliseconds(configuration.getLoginRatelimit());
     httpClient = new NettyHttpClient(this);
     loadPlugins();
 
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/util/Ratelimiter.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/util/ratelimit/GuavaCacheRatelimiter.java
similarity index 58%
rename from proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/util/Ratelimiter.java
rename to proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/util/ratelimit/GuavaCacheRatelimiter.java
index 8e39133a1..71c25013d 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/util/Ratelimiter.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/util/ratelimit/GuavaCacheRatelimiter.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-package com.velocitypowered.proxy.util;
+package com.velocitypowered.proxy.util.ratelimit;
 
 import com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
+import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
 import com.google.common.base.Ticker;
 import com.google.common.cache.Cache;
 import com.google.common.cache.CacheBuilder;
@@ -11,28 +12,25 @@ import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 /**
  * A simple rate-limiter based on a Guava {@link Cache}.
  */
-public class Ratelimiter {
+public class GuavaCacheRatelimiter implements Ratelimiter {
 
   private final Cache<InetAddress, Long> expiringCache;
   private final long timeoutNanos;
 
-  public Ratelimiter(long timeoutMs) {
-    this(timeoutMs, Ticker.systemTicker());
+  GuavaCacheRatelimiter(long time, TimeUnit unit) {
+    this(time, unit, Ticker.systemTicker());
   }
 
   @VisibleForTesting
-  Ratelimiter(long timeoutMs, Ticker ticker) {
-    if (timeoutMs == 0) {
-      this.timeoutNanos = timeoutMs;
-      this.expiringCache = CacheBuilder.newBuilder().maximumSize(0).build();
-    } else {
-      this.timeoutNanos = TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.toNanos(timeoutMs);
-      this.expiringCache = CacheBuilder.newBuilder()
-          .ticker(ticker)
-          .concurrencyLevel(Runtime.getRuntime().availableProcessors())
-          .expireAfterWrite(timeoutMs, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
-          .build();
-    }
+  GuavaCacheRatelimiter(long time, TimeUnit unit, Ticker ticker) {
+    Preconditions.checkNotNull(unit, "unit");
+    Preconditions.checkNotNull(ticker, "ticker");
+    this.timeoutNanos = unit.toNanos(time);
+    this.expiringCache = CacheBuilder.newBuilder()
+        .ticker(ticker)
+        .concurrencyLevel(Runtime.getRuntime().availableProcessors())
+        .expireAfterWrite(time, unit)
+        .build();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -41,10 +39,9 @@ public class Ratelimiter {
    * @param address the address to rate limit
    * @return true if we should allow the client, false if we should rate-limit
    */
+  @Override
   public boolean attempt(InetAddress address) {
-    if (timeoutNanos == 0) {
-      return true;
-    }
+    Preconditions.checkNotNull(address, "address");
     long expectedNewValue = System.nanoTime() + timeoutNanos;
     long last;
     try {
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/util/ratelimit/NoopCacheRatelimiter.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/util/ratelimit/NoopCacheRatelimiter.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b1faa5345
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/util/ratelimit/NoopCacheRatelimiter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package com.velocitypowered.proxy.util.ratelimit;
+
+import java.net.InetAddress;
+
+/**
+ * A {@link Ratelimiter} that does no rate-limiting.
+ */
+enum NoopCacheRatelimiter implements Ratelimiter {
+  INSTANCE;
+
+  @Override
+  public boolean attempt(InetAddress address) {
+    return true;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/util/ratelimit/Ratelimiter.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/util/ratelimit/Ratelimiter.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c6cfa07d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/util/ratelimit/Ratelimiter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package com.velocitypowered.proxy.util.ratelimit;
+
+import java.net.InetAddress;
+
+/**
+ * Allows rate limiting of clients.
+ */
+public interface Ratelimiter {
+
+  /**
+   * Determines whether or not to allow the connection.
+   * @param address the address to rate limit
+   * @return true if allowed, false if not
+   */
+  boolean attempt(InetAddress address);
+}
diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/util/ratelimit/Ratelimiters.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/util/ratelimit/Ratelimiters.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bd15abb07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/util/ratelimit/Ratelimiters.java
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package com.velocitypowered.proxy.util.ratelimit;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+
+public final class Ratelimiters {
+  private Ratelimiters() {
+    throw new AssertionError();
+  }
+
+  public static Ratelimiter createWithMilliseconds(long ms) {
+    return ms <= 0 ? NoopCacheRatelimiter.INSTANCE : new GuavaCacheRatelimiter(ms,
+        TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/proxy/src/test/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/util/RatelimiterTest.java b/proxy/src/test/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/util/ratelimit/GuavaCacheRatelimiterTest.java
similarity index 78%
rename from proxy/src/test/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/util/RatelimiterTest.java
rename to proxy/src/test/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/util/ratelimit/GuavaCacheRatelimiterTest.java
index a4c0858e3..3ebb8db0f 100644
--- a/proxy/src/test/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/util/RatelimiterTest.java
+++ b/proxy/src/test/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/util/ratelimit/GuavaCacheRatelimiterTest.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package com.velocitypowered.proxy.util;
+package com.velocitypowered.proxy.util.ratelimit;
 
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
-class RatelimiterTest {
+class GuavaCacheRatelimiterTest {
 
   @Test
   void attemptZero() {
-    Ratelimiter noRatelimiter = new Ratelimiter(0);
+    Ratelimiter noRatelimiter = new GuavaCacheRatelimiter(0, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
     assertTrue(noRatelimiter.attempt(InetAddress.getLoopbackAddress()));
     assertTrue(noRatelimiter.attempt(InetAddress.getLoopbackAddress()));
   }
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class RatelimiterTest {
         return base + extra.get();
       }
     };
-    Ratelimiter ratelimiter = new Ratelimiter(1000, testTicker);
+    Ratelimiter ratelimiter = new GuavaCacheRatelimiter(1000, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS, testTicker);
     assertTrue(ratelimiter.attempt(InetAddress.getLoopbackAddress()));
     assertFalse(ratelimiter.attempt(InetAddress.getLoopbackAddress()));
     extra.addAndGet(TimeUnit.SECONDS.toNanos(2));