diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 40419c1..53fa369 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ TESTS:= \
   CamelCase \
   Parentheses \
 
+export OOC_LINE_LENGTH=120
 
 all:
 	prove --exec="rock -r -sourcepath=../ooc-codingstd/source" $(TESTS)
diff --git a/source/LineLength.ooc b/source/LineLength.ooc
index be5dc93..00ce068 100644
--- a/source/LineLength.ooc
+++ b/source/LineLength.ooc
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 
 import io/FileReader
+import os/Env
 import os/Process
 import structs/ArrayList
 import text/StringTokenizer
 
-MAX := const 132
+var := Env get("OOC_LINE_LENGTH")
+MAX := const (var != null) ? var toInt() : 132
 
 main: func(args: ArrayList<String>) {
     progname := args removeAt(0)