diff --git a/src/khoj/routers/research.py b/src/khoj/routers/research.py
index de47419a..6f479a77 100644
--- a/src/khoj/routers/research.py
+++ b/src/khoj/routers/research.py
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ async def execute_information_collection(
     file_filters: List[str] = [],
 ):
     current_iteration = 0
-    MAX_ITERATIONS = 2
+    MAX_ITERATIONS = 5
     previous_iterations: List[InformationCollectionIteration] = []
     while current_iteration < MAX_ITERATIONS:
         online_results: Dict = dict()