diff --git a/src/definitions.jl b/src/definitions.jl
index 03af2999..d8ecad1a 100644
--- a/src/definitions.jl
+++ b/src/definitions.jl
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const MAX_INIT_RESIDUAL = 10.0
 const MAX_NLSOLVE_INTERATIONS = 10
 const BOUNDS_TOLERANCE = 1e-6
 const MAX_REACTIVE_POWER_ITERATIONS = 10
+const DEFAULT_MAX_REDISTRIBUTION_ITERATIONS = 10
 
 const ISAPPROX_ZERO_TOLERANCE = 1e-6
 
diff --git a/src/nlsolve_ac_powerflow.jl b/src/nlsolve_ac_powerflow.jl
index bc9ccfc8..6eb29a2d 100644
--- a/src/nlsolve_ac_powerflow.jl
+++ b/src/nlsolve_ac_powerflow.jl
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ function solve_ac_powerflow!(system::PSY.System; kwargs...)
         system;
         check_connectivity = get(kwargs, :check_connectivity, true),
     )
-    max_iterations = get(kwargs, :max_redistribution_iterations, 10)
+    max_iterations =
+        get(kwargs, :max_redistribution_iterations, DEFAULT_MAX_REDISTRIBUTION_ITERATIONS)
     res = _solve_powerflow!(data, check_reactive_power_limits; kwargs...)
     if res.f_converged
         write_powerflow_solution!(system, res.zero, max_iterations)