diff --git a/libs/langgraph/langgraph/pregel/messages.py b/libs/langgraph/langgraph/pregel/messages.py
index 300a882a1..dfb710d2a 100644
--- a/libs/langgraph/langgraph/pregel/messages.py
+++ b/libs/langgraph/langgraph/pregel/messages.py
@@ -160,8 +160,8 @@ class StreamMessagesHandler(BaseCallbackHandler, _StreamingCallbackHandler):
         if response is None:
             return
 
-        # Cap recursion depth at 5
-        if depth >= 5:
+        # Cap recursion depth at 3
+        if depth >= 3:
             return
 
         if isinstance(response, BaseMessage):