diff --git a/templates/types/streaming/nextjs/app/api/chat/route.ts b/templates/types/streaming/nextjs/app/api/chat/route.ts
index 850ab55f615320b1d43af2d6f98896b4a17b4ef0..eb3ddb0d49ef5de1b88fe1649d6b3c4e90b2f261 100644
--- a/templates/types/streaming/nextjs/app/api/chat/route.ts
+++ b/templates/types/streaming/nextjs/app/api/chat/route.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
 
     const llm = new OpenAI({
       model: MODEL,
+      maxTokens: 4096,
     });
 
     const chatEngine = await createChatEngine(llm);