diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
index 4a4842b..86ffeda 100755
--- a/bot.py
+++ b/bot.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from dotenv import load_dotenv
 load_dotenv()
 DISCORD_TOKEN = os.getenv('DISCORD_TOKEN')
 OPENAI_API_KEY = os.getenv('OPENAI_API_KEY')
+MAX_TOKENS = int(os.getenv('MAX_TOKENS'))
 aclient = AsyncOpenAI(api_key=OPENAI_API_KEY)
 # Initialize OpenAI API
 
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ async def on_message(message):
 async def ask_gpt(ctx, *, question: str):
     try:
         # Send the question to GPT-4o using the new OpenAI API
-        response = await aclient.chat.completions.create(model="gpt-4o", max_tokens=2000, 
+        response = await aclient.chat.completions.create(model="gpt-4o", max_tokens=MAX_TOKENS, 
         messages=[
             {"role": "system", "content": "You are a helpful assistant. You exist inside a discord server. There is a character limit so please keep responses brief if possible."},
             {"role": "user", "content": question}