diff --git a/tootbot.py b/tootbot.py
index 825ae78194abc11527451abc1f7440c0d5e5de9a..feefc7a28a53c8bd5d9866046954120fd0352f5a 100755
--- a/tootbot.py
+++ b/tootbot.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ debug=0
 posting_delay=3
 
 # Post only this much tweets per cycle
-max_tweets=5
+max_tweets=1
 
 # Program logic below this line