diff --git a/monkey/common/configuration/agent_configuration.py b/monkey/common/configuration/agent_configuration.py
index f7b0c950e..2f4dfce2f 100644
--- a/monkey/common/configuration/agent_configuration.py
+++ b/monkey/common/configuration/agent_configuration.py
@@ -156,11 +156,13 @@ class ExploitationConfigurationSchema(Schema):
 
 @dataclass(frozen=True)
 class PropagationConfiguration:
+    maximum_depth: int
     network_scan: NetworkScanConfiguration
     exploitation: ExploitationConfiguration
 
 
 class PropagationConfigurationSchema(Schema):
+    maximum_depth = fields.Int()
     network_scan = fields.Nested(NetworkScanConfigurationSchema)
     exploitation = fields.Nested(ExploitationConfigurationSchema)
 
diff --git a/monkey/tests/unit_tests/common/test_agent_configuration.py b/monkey/tests/unit_tests/common/test_agent_configuration.py
index 2c10e646b..fb34b5211 100644
--- a/monkey/tests/unit_tests/common/test_agent_configuration.py
+++ b/monkey/tests/unit_tests/common/test_agent_configuration.py
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ def test_exploitation_configuration():
 
 
 PROPAGATION_CONFIGURATION = {
+    "maximum_depth": 5,
     "network_scan": NETWORK_SCAN_CONFIGURATION,
     "exploitation": EXPLOITATION_CONFIGURATION,
 }
@@ -195,5 +196,5 @@ def test_propagation_configuration():
     assert isinstance(config, PropagationConfiguration)
     assert isinstance(config.network_scan, NetworkScanConfiguration)
     assert isinstance(config.exploitation, ExploitationConfiguration)
-
+    assert config.maximum_depth == 5
     assert config_dict == PROPAGATION_CONFIGURATION