diff --git a/singer-connectors/tap-zendesk/setup.py b/singer-connectors/tap-zendesk/setup.py
index 234236468..ea2a69218 100644
--- a/singer-connectors/tap-zendesk/setup.py
+++ b/singer-connectors/tap-zendesk/setup.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
       py_modules=['tap_zendesk'],
       install_requires=[
           'pipelinewise-singer-python==1.*',
-          'zenpy==2.0.0',
+          'zenpy==2.0.52',
       ],
       extras_require={
           'test': [
diff --git a/singer-connectors/tap-zendesk/tap_zendesk/__init__.py b/singer-connectors/tap-zendesk/tap_zendesk/__init__.py
index 4dc11fe37..9be85c723 100755
--- a/singer-connectors/tap-zendesk/tap_zendesk/__init__.py
+++ b/singer-connectors/tap-zendesk/tap_zendesk/__init__.py
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ def main():
     # OAuth has precedence
     creds = oauth_auth(parsed_args) or api_token_auth(parsed_args)
     session = get_session(parsed_args.config)
-    client = Zenpy(session=session, ratelimit=internal_config['rate_limit'], **creds)
+    client = Zenpy(session=session, proactive_ratelimit=internal_config['rate_limit'], **creds)
     client.internal_config = internal_config
 
     add_session_hooks(client.tickets.session)