diff --git a/tests/bucketlist_db_size_check.sql b/tests/bucketlist_db_size_check.sql
index a1d869b..10063db 100644
--- a/tests/bucketlist_db_size_check.sql
+++ b/tests/bucketlist_db_size_check.sql
@@ -4,14 +4,20 @@
     )
 }}
 
-with bucketlist_db_size as (
+with bucket_max_size as (
+  select
+    bucket_list_target_size_bytes
+  from {{ ref('config_settings_current') }}
+  where true
+    and config_setting_id = 2
+)
+, bucketlist_db_size as (
   select sequence,
     closed_at,
     total_byte_size_of_bucket_list / 1000000000 as bl_db_gb
   from {{ ref('stg_history_ledgers') }}
   where closed_at >= TIMESTAMP_SUB('{{ dbt_airflow_macros.ts(timezone=none) }}', INTERVAL 1 HOUR )
-  -- alert when the bucketlist has grown larger than 12 gb
-    and total_byte_size_of_bucket_list / 1000000000 >= 12
-)
+  -- alert when the bucketlist has grown larger than 1 gb from bucket_list_target_size_bytes
+    and total_byte_size_of_bucket_list > (select bucket_list_target_size_bytes - 1000000000 from bucket_max_size))
 
 select * from bucketlist_db_size