diff --git a/src/commands/onboard-custom.ts b/src/commands/onboard-custom.ts
index 31c7fd9cb32..9a047c7513c 100644
--- a/src/commands/onboard-custom.ts
+++ b/src/commands/onboard-custom.ts
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ async function requestOpenAiVerification(params: {
     body: {
       messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hi" }],
       temperature: 1,
-      max_completion_tokens: 1,
+      max_completion_tokens: DEFAULT_MAX_TOKENS,
       stream: false,
     },
   });