diff --git a/src/commands/onboard-custom.ts b/src/commands/onboard-custom.ts
index 67ad1198fbb..5158090e74f 100644
--- a/src/commands/onboard-custom.ts
+++ b/src/commands/onboard-custom.ts
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ async function requestOpenAiVerification(params: {
       body: {
         messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hi" }],
         temperature: 1,
-        max_completion_tokens: DEFAULT_MAX_TOKENS,
+        max_completion_tokens: 5,
         stream: false,
       },
     });