diff --git a/crates/buzz-db/src/relay_members.rs b/crates/buzz-db/src/relay_members.rs
index 3805745f9b5..bfc56f82de9 100644
--- a/crates/buzz-db/src/relay_members.rs
+++ b/crates/buzz-db/src/relay_members.rs
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ pub enum TransferResult {
 /// Default maximum number of communities a single pubkey can own. Enforced at
 /// the relay layer — the authoritative layer — so that concurrent transfers or
 /// transfer-vs-create races cannot both pass a preflight count.
-pub const MAX_COMMUNITIES_PER_OWNER: i64 = 3;
+pub const MAX_COMMUNITIES_PER_OWNER: i64 = 5;
 
 /// Effective per-owner community limit for this deployment.
 ///
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/communities/hostedCommunityApi.ts b/desktop/src/features/communities/hostedCommunityApi.ts
index 16f9f925672..0aca17a17d9 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/communities/hostedCommunityApi.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/features/communities/hostedCommunityApi.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { invoke } from "@tauri-apps/api/core";
 
 export const HOSTED_COMMUNITY_SUFFIX = "communities.buzz.xyz";
-export const HOSTED_COMMUNITY_LIMIT = 3;
+export const HOSTED_COMMUNITY_LIMIT = 5;
 export const VALID_HOSTED_COMMUNITY_NAME = /^[a-z0-9]+(?:-[a-z0-9]+)*$/;
 
 export type BuilderlabAuth = {