diff --git a/src/internal/m365/backup.go b/src/internal/m365/backup.go
index 8d91ac419..772f4385c 100644
--- a/src/internal/m365/backup.go
+++ b/src/internal/m365/backup.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/m365/service/sharepoint"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/operations/inject"
 	bupMD "github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/backup/metadata"
+	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/control"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/count"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/fault"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/filters"
@@ -224,3 +225,26 @@ func (ctrl *Controller) GetMetadataPaths(
 
 	return paths, nil
 }
+
+func (ctrl *Controller) SetRateLimiter(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	service path.ServiceType,
+	options control.Options,
+) context.Context {
+	// Use sliding window limiter for Exchange if the feature is not explicitly
+	// disabled. For other services we always use token bucket limiter.
+	enableSlidingLim := false
+	if service == path.ExchangeService &&
+		!options.ToggleFeatures.DisableSlidingWindowLimiter {
+		enableSlidingLim = true
+	}
+
+	ctx = graph.BindRateLimiterConfig(
+		ctx,
+		graph.LimiterCfg{
+			Service:              service,
+			EnableSlidingLimiter: enableSlidingLim,
+		})
+
+	return ctx
+}
diff --git a/src/internal/m365/mock/connector.go b/src/internal/m365/mock/connector.go
index a131fed01..50c2fd092 100644
--- a/src/internal/m365/mock/connector.go
+++ b/src/internal/m365/mock/connector.go
@@ -101,3 +101,11 @@ func (ctrl Controller) PopulateProtectedResourceIDAndName(
 	return idname.NewProvider(ctrl.ProtectedResourceID, ctrl.ProtectedResourceName),
 		ctrl.ProtectedResourceErr
 }
+
+func (ctrl Controller) SetRateLimiter(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	service path.ServiceType,
+	options control.Options,
+) context.Context {
+	return ctx
+}
diff --git a/src/internal/operations/backup.go b/src/internal/operations/backup.go
index f700c757e..932d56fa9 100644
--- a/src/internal/operations/backup.go
+++ b/src/internal/operations/backup.go
@@ -206,11 +206,7 @@ func (op *BackupOperation) Run(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 	defer flushMetrics()
 
 	// Select an appropriate rate limiter for the service.
-	ctx = graph.BindRateLimiterConfig(
-		ctx,
-		graph.LimiterCfg{
-			Service: op.Selectors.PathService(),
-		})
+	ctx = op.bp.SetRateLimiter(ctx, op.Selectors.PathService(), op.Options)
 
 	// Check if the protected resource has the service enabled in order for us
 	// to run a backup.
@@ -326,6 +322,12 @@ func (op *BackupOperation) Run(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 		logger.Ctx(ctx).Infow("completed backup", "results", op.Results)
 	}
 
+	// For exchange, rate limits are enforced on a mailbox level. Reset the
+	// rate limiter so that it doesn't accidentally throttle following mailboxes.
+	// This is a no-op if we are using token bucket limiter since it refreshes
+	// tokens on a fixed per second basis.
+	graph.ResetLimiter(ctx)
+
 	return op.Errors.Failure()
 }
 
@@ -338,7 +340,6 @@ func (op *BackupOperation) do(
 	backupID model.StableID,
 ) (*details.Builder, error) {
 	lastBackupVersion := version.NoBackup
-	service := op.Selectors.PathService()
 
 	reasons, err := op.Selectors.Reasons(op.account.ID(), false)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -386,7 +387,7 @@ func (op *BackupOperation) do(
 	//   * the base finder code to skip over older bases (breaks isolation a bit
 	//     by requiring knowledge of good/bad backup versions for different
 	//     services)
-	if service == path.GroupsService {
+	if op.Selectors.PathService() == path.GroupsService {
 		if mans.MinBackupVersion() != version.NoBackup &&
 			mans.MinBackupVersion() < version.Groups9Update {
 			logger.Ctx(ctx).Info("dropping merge bases due to groups version change")
@@ -432,22 +433,6 @@ func (op *BackupOperation) do(
 		lastBackupVersion = mans.MinBackupVersion()
 	}
 
-	// Use sliding window limiter for Exchange if the feature is not explicitly
-	// disabled. For other services we don't use sliding window limiter.
-	enableSlidingLim := false
-	if service == path.ExchangeService &&
-		!op.Options.ToggleFeatures.DisableSlidingWindowLimiter {
-		enableSlidingLim = true
-	}
-
-	// Select an appropriate rate limiter for the service.
-	ctx = graph.BindRateLimiterConfig(
-		ctx,
-		graph.LimiterCfg{
-			Service:              service,
-			EnableSlidingLimiter: enableSlidingLim,
-		})
-
 	// TODO(ashmrtn): This should probably just return a collection that deletes
 	// the entire subtree instead of returning an additional bool. That way base
 	// selection is controlled completely by flags and merging is controlled
@@ -508,12 +493,6 @@ func (op *BackupOperation) do(
 
 	logger.Ctx(ctx).Debug(opStats.ctrl)
 
-	// For exchange, rate limits are enforced on a mailbox level. Reset the
-	// rate limiter so that it doesn't accidentally throttle following mailboxes.
-	// This is a no-op if we are using token bucket limiter since it refreshes
-	// tokens on a fixed per second basis.
-	graph.ResetLimiter(ctx)
-
 	return deets, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/src/internal/operations/inject/inject.go b/src/internal/operations/inject/inject.go
index 28713e15a..52f50fce2 100644
--- a/src/internal/operations/inject/inject.go
+++ b/src/internal/operations/inject/inject.go
@@ -44,6 +44,14 @@ type (
 		) ([]path.RestorePaths, error)
 
 		Wait() *data.CollectionStats
+
+		// SetRateLimiter selects a rate limiter type for the service being
+		// backed up and binds it to the context.
+		SetRateLimiter(
+			ctx context.Context,
+			service path.ServiceType,
+			options control.Options,
+		) context.Context
 	}
 
 	RestoreConsumer interface {
diff --git a/src/internal/operations/inject/mock/inject.go b/src/internal/operations/inject/mock/inject.go
index b558c322d..dba52e273 100644
--- a/src/internal/operations/inject/mock/inject.go
+++ b/src/internal/operations/inject/mock/inject.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	kinject "github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/kopia/inject"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/m365"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/internal/operations/inject"
+	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/control"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/count"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/fault"
 	"github.com/alcionai/corso/src/pkg/path"
@@ -69,3 +70,11 @@ func (mbp mockBackupProducer) GetMetadataPaths(
 	ctrl := m365.Controller{}
 	return ctrl.GetMetadataPaths(ctx, r, base, errs)
 }
+
+func (mbp mockBackupProducer) SetRateLimiter(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	service path.ServiceType,
+	options control.Options,
+) context.Context {
+	return ctx
+}