diff --git a/classes/eventsProcessor.php b/classes/eventsProcessor.php
index 5a159f3..9247f7c 100644
--- a/classes/eventsProcessor.php
+++ b/classes/eventsProcessor.php
@@ -172,8 +172,12 @@ private function preprocessEventPages( $collection )
 				$carbonEvent['until'] = Carbon::parse( $event['until'] );
 			}
 			elseif ( isset( $event['freq'] ) && ! isset( $event['until'] ) ) {
-				$carbonEvent['until'] = Carbon::parse( $event['start'] )->addMonths( 6 );
-				$header->event['until'] = Carbon::parse( $event['start'] )->addMonths( 6 )->format('m/d/Y g:ia');
+				// get a grav instance
+				$grav = \Grav\Common\Grav::instance();
+
+				$carbonEvent['until'] = Carbon::parse( $event['start'] )->addMonths( $grav['config']->get('plugins.events.display_months_out') );
+				$header->event['until'] = Carbon::parse( $event['start'] )->addMonths( $grav['config']->get('plugins.events.display_months_out') )->format('m/d/Y g:ia');
+
 			}
 
 			// setup grav date