diff --git a/pygeodes/geodes.py b/pygeodes/geodes.py
index 2a8bba7..8e888d3 100644
--- a/pygeodes/geodes.py
+++ b/pygeodes/geodes.py
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ def search_items(
             if not quiet:
                 print(f"Found {matched} items matching your query")
 
-            if matched > MAX_NB_ITEMS:
+            if matched > self.conf.nb_max_items:
                 raise TooManyResultsException(
                     f"Your query matched with {matched} items, which is too much. Please refine your query to be more precise"
                 )
diff --git a/pygeodes/utils/config.py b/pygeodes/utils/config.py
index 452821a..8594002 100644
--- a/pygeodes/utils/config.py
+++ b/pygeodes/utils/config.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 from pygeodes.utils.consts import (
     CONFIG_DEFAULT_FILENAME,
+    MAX_NB_ITEMS,
     DEFAULT_LOGGING_LEVEL,
     DEFAULT_S3_REGION_NAME,
 )
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ class Config:
     download_dir: str = "."
     checksum_error: bool = True
     use_async_requests: bool = True
+    nb_max_items: int = MAX_NB_ITEMS
     aws_access_key_id: str = None
     aws_secret_access_key: str = None
     aws_session_token: str = None  # ajouter profil à la place
diff --git a/pygeodes/utils/consts.py b/pygeodes/utils/consts.py
index 0e9893a..afdf92b 100644
--- a/pygeodes/utils/consts.py
+++ b/pygeodes/utils/consts.py
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@
 # SSL_CERT_PATH = "/etc/pki/tls/cert.pem" #CNES certificate
 SSL_CERT_PATH = ""
 MAX_PAGE_SIZE = 80
-NB_PAGES_LIMIT = 10000000
-MAX_NB_ITEMS = MAX_PAGE_SIZE * NB_PAGES_LIMIT
+MAX_NB_ITEMS = MAX_PAGE_SIZE * 10000000
 DOWNLOAD_CHUNK_SIZE = 8192
 MAX_NB_RETRIES = 5
 TIME_BEFORE_RETRY = 2
diff --git a/tests/test_env/pygeodes-config.json b/tests/test_env/pygeodes-config.json
index 92e2b84..16a07d3 100644
--- a/tests/test_env/pygeodes-config.json
+++ b/tests/test_env/pygeodes-config.json
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     "logging_level": "INFO",
     "download_dir": "./pygeodes/tests/test_env",
     "checksum_error": true,
+    "nb_max_items": 2000000,
     "use_async_requests": true,
     "aws_access_key_id": null,
     "aws_secret_access_key": null,