diff --git a/application/config/stv.php b/application/config/stv.php
index 1fdd5b28a..aa885c9e1 100644
--- a/application/config/stv.php
+++ b/application/config/stv.php
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
+$config['number_displayed_past_studiensemester_default'] = 5;
 $config['tabs'] =
 	[
 		'details' => [
diff --git a/application/controllers/api/frontend/v1/stv/Verband.php b/application/controllers/api/frontend/v1/stv/Verband.php
index e8c532652..4060704de 100644
--- a/application/controllers/api/frontend/v1/stv/Verband.php
+++ b/application/controllers/api/frontend/v1/stv/Verband.php
@@ -355,7 +355,11 @@ class Verband extends FHCAPI_Controller
 		$this->load->model('system/Variable_model', 'VariableModel');
 		$result = $this->VariableModel->getVariables(getAuthUID(), ['number_displayed_past_studiensemester']);
 		$data = $this->getDataOrTerminateWithError($result);
-		$number_displayed_past_studiensemester = $data['number_displayed_past_studiensemester'] ?? null;
+
+		$this->load->config('stv');
+		$number_displayed_past_studiensemester_default = $this->config->item('number_displayed_past_studiensemester_default');
+
+		$number_displayed_past_studiensemester = $data['number_displayed_past_studiensemester'] ?? $number_displayed_past_studiensemester_default;
 
 		$this->StudiensemesterModel->addPlusMinus(null, $number_displayed_past_studiensemester);
 		$this->StudiensemesterModel->addOrder('ende');