diff --git a/src/extra-tools/66-envfile.c b/src/extra-tools/66-envfile.c
index 910a4bb90837ebbfe6f02cba22902f5dccdf6855..df5d9e0d9f7c56cbbdef7f68bdd7f8a0ea722437 100644
--- a/src/extra-tools/66-envfile.c
+++ b/src/extra-tools/66-envfile.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 unsigned int VERBOSITY = 1 ;
 static stralloc senv = STRALLOC_ZERO ;
 static genalloc gaenv = GENALLOC_ZERO ; //diuint32, pos in senv
-static int MAXVAR = 100 ;
+static int MAXVAR = 50 ;
 static int MAXFILE = 500 ;
 
 #define USAGE "66-envfile [ -h help ] [ -f file ] [ -l ] dir prog"