diff --git a/server/utils/agents/aibitat/plugins/filesystem/search-files.js b/server/utils/agents/aibitat/plugins/filesystem/search-files.js
index d63c7c05..6a7c58cd 100644
--- a/server/utils/agents/aibitat/plugins/filesystem/search-files.js
+++ b/server/utils/agents/aibitat/plugins/filesystem/search-files.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ module.exports.FilesystemSearchFiles = {
                 mode: "content",
                 filePattern: "*.js",
                 includeFileContents: true,
-                maxFilesToRead: 3,
+                maxFilesToRead: Number(process.env.AGENT_MAX_FILES_TO_READ) || 30,
               }),
             },
             {
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ module.exports.FilesystemSearchFiles = {
             caseSensitive = true,
             maxResults = 100,
             includeFileContents = false,
-            maxFilesToRead = 5,
+            maxFilesToRead = Number(process.env.AGENT_MAX_FILES_TO_READ) || 30,
           }) {
             try {
               this.super.handlerProps.log(