diff --git a/blizzard.lua b/blizzard.lua
index 5b160bc7..c0cfca47 100644
--- a/blizzard.lua
+++ b/blizzard.lua
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ local _, ns = ...
 local oUF = ns.oUF
 
 -- sourced from Blizzard_UnitFrame/TargetFrame.lua
-local MAX_BOSS_FRAMES = _G.MAX_BOSS_FRAMES or 5
+local MAX_BOSS_FRAMES = 8 -- blizzard can spawn more than the default 5 apparently
 
 -- sourced from Blizzard_FrameXMLBase/Shared/Constants.lua
 local MEMBERS_PER_RAID_GROUP = _G.MEMBERS_PER_RAID_GROUP or 5