diff --git a/src/khoj/routers/api.py b/src/khoj/routers/api.py
index 9fe68db9..f99a991d 100644
--- a/src/khoj/routers/api.py
+++ b/src/khoj/routers/api.py
@@ -436,6 +436,7 @@ def chat_init(
 async def chat(
     request: Request,
     q: Optional[str] = None,
+    n: Optional[int] = 5,
     client: Optional[str] = None,
     user_agent: Optional[str] = Header(None),
     referer: Optional[str] = Header(None),
@@ -495,7 +496,7 @@ async def chat(
             result_list = []
             for query in inferred_queries:
                 result_list.extend(
-                    await search(query, request=request, n=5, r=False, score_threshold=-5.0, dedupe=False)
+                    await search(query, request=request, n=n, r=False, score_threshold=-5.0, dedupe=False)
                 )
             compiled_references = [item.additional["compiled"] for item in result_list]