diff --git a/services/web/config/settings.defaults.js b/services/web/config/settings.defaults.js
index 01d6b2faee..bcae24c98d 100644
--- a/services/web/config/settings.defaults.js
+++ b/services/web/config/settings.defaults.js
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ module.exports = {
 
   robotsNoindex: process.env.ROBOTS_NOINDEX === 'true' || false,
 
-  maxEntitiesPerProject: 2000,
+  maxEntitiesPerProject: parseInt(process.env.MAX_ENTITIES_PER_PROJECT || '2000', 10),
 
   projectUploadTimeout: parseInt(
     process.env.PROJECT_UPLOAD_TIMEOUT || '120000',