diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/mobs.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/mobs.dm
index 066c621572..428819f897 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/mobs.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/mobs.dm
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(mobs)
 	var/list/currentrun = list()
 	var/static/list/clients_by_zlevel[][]
 	var/static/list/cubemonkeys = list()
-	var/cubemonkeycap = 64
 
 /datum/controller/subsystem/mobs/stat_entry()
 	..("P:[GLOB.mob_living_list.len]")
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/monkey/monkey.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/monkey/monkey.dm
index 28ba50a308..d1d9c4370e 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/monkey/monkey.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/monkey/monkey.dm
@@ -33,9 +33,10 @@
 	. = ..()
 
 	if (cubespawned)
-		if (LAZYLEN(SSmobs.cubemonkeys) > SSmobs.cubemonkeycap)
+		var/cap = CONFIG_GET(number/monkeycap)
+		if (LAZYLEN(SSmobs.cubemonkeys) > cap)
 			if (spawner)
-				to_chat(spawner, "<span class='warning'>Bluespace harmonics prevent the spawning of more than [SSmobs.cubemonkeycap] monkeys on the station at one time!</span>")
+				to_chat(spawner, "<span class='warning'>Bluespace harmonics prevent the spawning of more than [cap] monkeys on the station at one time!</span>")
 			return INITIALIZE_HINT_QDEL
 		SSmobs.cubemonkeys += src
 
diff --git a/config/game_options.txt b/config/game_options.txt
index 6ecec1fc9e..48e2dc5607 100644
--- a/config/game_options.txt
+++ b/config/game_options.txt
@@ -551,3 +551,6 @@ ROUNDSTART_TRAITS
 
 ## Sets shift time to server time at roundstart. Overridden by RANDOMIZE_SHIFT_TIME ##
 #SHIFT_TIME_REALTIME
+
+## A cap on how many monkeys may be created via monkey cubes
+MONKEYCAP 64