diff --git a/tootbot.py b/tootbot.py
index e4442b3367231396c24a1128e80fbd3a15fd16f7..825ae78194abc11527451abc1f7440c0d5e5de9a 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=15
+max_tweets=5
 
 # Program logic below this line