diff --git a/code/controllers/configuration/entries/game_options.dm b/code/controllers/configuration/entries/game_options.dm
index 3de0ebe439..6a2c3e0f59 100644
--- a/code/controllers/configuration/entries/game_options.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/configuration/entries/game_options.dm
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@
 
 /datum/config_entry/flag/shift_time_realtime
 
+<<<<<<< HEAD
 
 //Cit changes - Adds config options for crew objectives and miscreants
 /datum/config_entry/flag/allow_crew_objectives
@@ -304,4 +305,9 @@
 
 /datum/config_entry/number/nightshift_finish
 	config_entry_value = 6
-//End of Cit changes
\ No newline at end of file
+//End of Cit changes
+=======
+/datum/config_entry/number/monkeycap
+	config_entry_value = 64
+	min_val = 0
+>>>>>>> f988a13... Adds config for monkey cap (#38165)
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