diff --git a/.changeset/cool-days-sparkle.md b/.changeset/cool-days-sparkle.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1dc9a76df7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/cool-days-sparkle.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-bitbucket-server': minor
+'@backstage/backend-defaults': minor
+---
+
+Throttles Bitbucket Server API calls
diff --git a/packages/backend-defaults/src/entrypoints/urlReader/lib/BitbucketServerUrlReader.ts b/packages/backend-defaults/src/entrypoints/urlReader/lib/BitbucketServerUrlReader.ts
index 3bc84deeb9..d327f80704 100644
--- a/packages/backend-defaults/src/entrypoints/urlReader/lib/BitbucketServerUrlReader.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-defaults/src/entrypoints/urlReader/lib/BitbucketServerUrlReader.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ const throttle = pThrottle({
 });
 
 const throttledFetch = throttle(
-  async (url: fetch.RequestInfo, options?: fetch.RequestInit) => {
+  async (url: RequestInfo, options?: RequestInit) => {
     return await fetch(url, options);
   },
 );
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-bitbucket-server/src/lib/BitbucketServerClient.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-bitbucket-server/src/lib/BitbucketServerClient.ts
index 1859acf51d..73373ffff1 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend-module-bitbucket-server/src/lib/BitbucketServerClient.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend-module-bitbucket-server/src/lib/BitbucketServerClient.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const throttle = pThrottle({
 });
 
 const throttledFetch = throttle(
-  async (url: fetch.RequestInfo, options?: fetch.RequestInit) => {
+  async (url: RequestInfo, options?: RequestInit) => {
     return await fetch(url, options);
   },
 );