diff --git a/src/features/background-agent/constants.ts b/src/features/background-agent/constants.ts
index f8f669b85..9df6c2ff2 100644
--- a/src/features/background-agent/constants.ts
+++ b/src/features/background-agent/constants.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export const TERMINAL_TASK_TTL_MS = 30 * 60 * 1000
 export const MIN_STABILITY_TIME_MS = 10 * 1000
 export const DEFAULT_STALE_TIMEOUT_MS = 1_200_000
 export const DEFAULT_MESSAGE_STALENESS_TIMEOUT_MS = 1_800_000
-export const DEFAULT_MAX_TOOL_CALLS = 200
+export const DEFAULT_MAX_TOOL_CALLS = 4000
 export const DEFAULT_CIRCUIT_BREAKER_CONSECUTIVE_THRESHOLD = 20
 export const DEFAULT_CIRCUIT_BREAKER_ENABLED = true
 export const MIN_RUNTIME_BEFORE_STALE_MS = 30_000