diff --git a/dspy/teleprompt/simba.py b/dspy/teleprompt/simba.py
index 17c1e29d08..d8509a522e 100644
--- a/dspy/teleprompt/simba.py
+++ b/dspy/teleprompt/simba.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import dspy
 import random
 import logging
+import sys
 
 import numpy as np
 from typing import Callable
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ def __init__(
         max_demos=4,
         demo_input_field_maxlen=100_000,
         num_threads=None,
+        max_errors: int = 10,
         temperature_for_sampling=0.2,
         temperature_for_candidates=0.2,
     ):
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.max_demos = max_demos
         self.demo_input_field_maxlen = demo_input_field_maxlen
         self.num_threads = num_threads
+        self.max_errors = max_errors
 
         self.temperature_for_sampling = temperature_for_sampling
         self.temperature_for_candidates = temperature_for_candidates
@@ -118,7 +121,7 @@ def register_new_program(prog: dspy.Module, score_list: list[float]):
         instance_idx = 0
 
         # Parallel runner
-        run_parallel = dspy.Parallel(access_examples=False, num_threads=self.num_threads)
+        run_parallel = dspy.Parallel(access_examples=False, num_threads=self.num_threads, max_errors=self.max_errors)
 
         trial_logs = {}
         for batch_idx in range(self.max_steps):