diff --git a/deployment/proxy/nginx-cms.conf b/deployment/proxy/nginx-cms.conf
index a9ed287a..1b5f6f2a 100644
--- a/deployment/proxy/nginx-cms.conf
+++ b/deployment/proxy/nginx-cms.conf
@@ -194,8 +194,8 @@ server {
 
     # Abuse limits. Deliberately NOT set at server scope: a room load and a page
     # load are not the same request profile, so each location picks its own zone.
-    # Locations without an explicit limit_req inherit nothing and are unlimited —
-    # the page/API routes below carry the budget instead.
+    # /gamedata/* has no request limit at all — it is a disk cache, so limiting
+    # it only cost players their icons. The page routes carry the budget.
     limit_conn cms_conn_per_ip 30;
 
     # Traefik health-check route herstellen
@@ -266,7 +266,10 @@ server {
         add_header Cache-Control "public, max-age=300, must-revalidate";
         access_log off;
         add_header Cache-Tag "cms-gamedata";
-        limit_req zone=cms_static_per_ip burst=1000 nodelay;
+
+        # Geen limit_req: gamedata is schijf-cache, geen CMS-backend. Een
+        # kamerladen vuurt honderden bestanden in één burst af en elke limiet
+        # hier leidde alleen tot zichtbaar gemiste icons.
 
         add_header Access-Control-Allow-Origin $http_origin always;
         add_header Access-Control-Allow-Methods "GET, OPTIONS" always;
@@ -282,7 +285,10 @@ server {
         add_header Cache-Control "public, max-age=3600, must-revalidate";
         access_log off;
         add_header Cache-Tag "cms-gamedata";
-        limit_req zone=cms_static_per_ip burst=1000 nodelay;
+
+        # Geen limit_req: gamedata is schijf-cache, geen CMS-backend. Een
+        # kamerladen vuurt honderden bestanden in één burst af en elke limiet
+        # hier leidde alleen tot zichtbaar gemiste icons.
 
         add_header Access-Control-Allow-Origin $http_origin always;
         add_header Access-Control-Allow-Methods "GET, OPTIONS" always;