diff --git a/apps/rowboat/src/application/lib/agents-runtime/agents.ts b/apps/rowboat/src/application/lib/agents-runtime/agents.ts
index 4d2a7e84..a974dc4f 100644
--- a/apps/rowboat/src/application/lib/agents-runtime/agents.ts
+++ b/apps/rowboat/src/application/lib/agents-runtime/agents.ts
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@ async function* handleNativeHandoffEvent(
     }
 
     // Regular handoff handling (non-pipeline)
-    const maxCalls = targetAgentConfig?.maxCallsPerParentAgent || 3;
+    const maxCalls = targetAgentConfig?.maxCallsPerParentAgent || 1;
     const currentCalls = transferCounter.get(agentName, targetAgentName);
     
     if (targetAgentConfig?.outputVisibility === 'internal' && currentCalls >= maxCalls) {
@@ -955,7 +955,7 @@ async function* handleHandoffEvent(
     // Only apply max calls limit to internal agents (task agents)
     const targetAgentConfig = agentConfig[event.item.targetAgent.name];
     if (targetAgentConfig?.outputVisibility === 'internal') {
-        const maxCalls = targetAgentConfig?.maxCallsPerParentAgent || 3;
+        const maxCalls = targetAgentConfig?.maxCallsPerParentAgent || 1;
         const currentCalls = transferCounter.get(agentName, event.item.targetAgent.name);
         if (currentCalls >= maxCalls) {
             eventLogger.log(`⚠️ SKIPPING: handoff to ${event.item.targetAgent.name} - max calls ${maxCalls} exceeded from ${agentName}`);
@@ -1566,4 +1566,4 @@ export async function getResponse(
     }
     return { messages: out, usage };
     */
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}