diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 15fa176..bf2b368 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ function sneaker.log(message)
 	minetest.log("action", "[" .. sneaker.modname .. "] " .. message)
 end
 
+sneaker.spawn_cap = tonumber(minetest.settings:get("sneaker_spawn_cap")) or 50
+
 local scripts = {
 	"tnt_function",
 	"spawn",