diff --git a/src/nuauto/onboard.py b/src/nuauto/onboard.py
index 040fb13..becafef 100644
--- a/src/nuauto/onboard.py
+++ b/src/nuauto/onboard.py
@@ -679,8 +679,9 @@ def add(id_, title, done, detail="", optional=False, **data):
         out.append({"id": id_, "title": title, "status": "done" if done else "optional" if optional else "todo",
                     "detail": detail, "data": data})
 
+    from nuauto import sheet
     add("welcome", "Welcome", bool(cfg.get("tos_ack")), "You read NUworks' terms of use and know the limits.",
-        week=11, total=99)
+        week=sheet.max_per_week(), total=sheet.MAX_TOTAL)  # the limits the code enforces (Settings > Applying)
     ff = checks.get("firefox")
     cl = checks.get("claude")
     tools_ok = bool(ff and ff.status == health.OK and cl and cl.status == health.OK)
diff --git a/tests/test_setup.py b/tests/test_setup.py
index e54b3cd..42c3b80 100644
--- a/tests/test_setup.py
+++ b/tests/test_setup.py
@@ -193,6 +193,11 @@ def mode(path):
 assert list(steps) == ["welcome", "tools", "google_client", "google_login", "sheet", "resume", "nuworks", "preferences", "extras",
                       "internships", "password_manager", "homelab"]
 assert steps["welcome"]["status"] == "todo" and steps["extras"]["status"] == "optional" and not onboard.complete(list(steps.values()))
+# the welcome step names the limits the code enforces: the weekly one from Settings (max_per_week), not a fixed 11
+from nuauto import sheet  # noqa: E402
+config.LOCAL["max_per_week"] = 5
+assert next(s for s in onboard.steps({}) if s["id"] == "welcome")["data"] == {"week": 5, "total": sheet.MAX_TOTAL}
+config.LOCAL.pop("max_per_week")
 os.remove(config.TOKEN_PATH)
 
 # the optional steps at the end: Password manager always; Assistant on your homelab only with a homelab (not on the