diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index 9c9a772..56e558d 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export const modelConfigs: ToolConfigs = {
 };
 
 export const STEP_SLEEP = 1000;
-export const DEFAULT_BUDGET_SPLIT_RATIO = 1; // Each sub-question gets 30% of parent's budget
+export const DEFAULT_BUDGET_SPLIT_RATIO = 0.3; // Each sub-question gets 30% of parent's budget
 
 
 if (!GEMINI_API_KEY) throw new Error("GEMINI_API_KEY not found");