diff --git a/src/toxic.h b/src/toxic.h
index 73ceb93..fa5dc4a 100644
--- a/src/toxic.h
+++ b/src/toxic.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 
 #define UNKNOWN_NAME "Anonymous"
 
-#define MAX_FRIENDS_NUM 500
+#define MAX_FRIENDS_NUM 999
 #define MAX_STR_SIZE TOX_MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH
 #define MAX_CMDNAME_SIZE 64
 #define TOXIC_MAX_NAME_LENGTH 32   /* Must be <= TOX_MAX_NAME_LENGTH */