diff --git a/deltachat_chatbot/hooks.py b/deltachat_chatbot/hooks.py
index 6736a60..0573156 100644
--- a/deltachat_chatbot/hooks.py
+++ b/deltachat_chatbot/hooks.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 cli.add_generic_option(
     "--max-tokens",
     help="the maximum number of tokens to generate (default: %(default)s)",
-    default=200,
+    default=500,
     type=int,
 )
 cli.add_generic_option(