diff --git a/.env.dist b/.env.dist
index b6766d67..509fee86 100644
--- a/.env.dist
+++ b/.env.dist
@@ -66,3 +66,6 @@ INVENTORY_API_AUTH_TOKEN=insert_auth_token_here
 
 # API logging
 API_LOGGING=set_to_true_or_false
+
+# customer distance limit in km
+CUST_DISTANCE_LIMIT=set_to_number
diff --git a/config/cmb.services.yaml b/config/cmb.services.yaml
index 2c4accff..5f24e525 100644
--- a/config/cmb.services.yaml
+++ b/config/cmb.services.yaml
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ services:
         arguments:
             $em: "@doctrine.orm.entity_manager"
             $gmaps_api_key: "%env(GMAPS_API_KEY)%"
+            $cust_dist_limit: "%env(CUST_DISTANCE_LIMIT)%"
 
     App\Service\RisingTideGateway:
         arguments:
diff --git a/config/resq.services.yaml b/config/resq.services.yaml
index 3dbf1a91..284b7b73 100644
--- a/config/resq.services.yaml
+++ b/config/resq.services.yaml
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ services:
         arguments:
             $em: "@doctrine.orm.entity_manager"
             $gmaps_api_key: "%env(GMAPS_API_KEY)%"
+            $cust_dist_limit: "%env(CUST_DISTANCE_LIMIT)%"
 
     App\Service\RisingTideGateway:
         arguments:
diff --git a/config/services.yaml b/config/services.yaml
index 3dbf1a91..284b7b73 100644
--- a/config/services.yaml
+++ b/config/services.yaml
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ services:
         arguments:
             $em: "@doctrine.orm.entity_manager"
             $gmaps_api_key: "%env(GMAPS_API_KEY)%"
+            $cust_dist_limit: "%env(CUST_DISTANCE_LIMIT)%"
 
     App\Service\RisingTideGateway:
         arguments:
diff --git a/src/Service/MapTools.php b/src/Service/MapTools.php
index 17511fba..b60130a0 100644
--- a/src/Service/MapTools.php
+++ b/src/Service/MapTools.php
@@ -17,10 +17,15 @@ class MapTools
     // google maps api key
     protected $gmaps_api_key;
 
-    public function __construct(EntityManagerInterface $em, $gmaps_api_key)
+    // customer distance limit
+    protected $cust_dist_limit;
+
+    public function __construct(EntityManagerInterface $em, $gmaps_api_key,
+                                $cust_dist_limit)
     {
         $this->em = $em;
         $this->gmaps_api_key = $gmaps_api_key;
+        $this->cust_dist_limit = $cust_dist_limit;
     }
 
     protected function mapGetDistances(Point $point, $hubs)
@@ -148,7 +153,8 @@ class MapTools
         return $final_data;
         */
     }
-    
+   
+    // NOTE: only the API calls this 
     public function getClosestOpenHubs(Point $point, $limit, $time = false)
     {
         // get closest hubs based on st_distance function from db
@@ -184,14 +190,18 @@ class MapTools
             // get distance in kilometers from customer point to hub point
             $dist = $this->distance($cust_lat, $cust_lng, $hub_lat, $hub_lng);
 
-            $final_data[] = [
-                'hub' => $row[0],
-                'db_distance' => $row['dist'],
-                'distance' => $dist,
-                'duration' => 0,
-            ];
+            if ($dist < $this->cust_dist_limit)
+            {
+                $final_data[] = [
+                    'hub' => $row[0],
+                    'db_distance' => $row['dist'],
+                    'distance' => $dist,
+                    'duration' => 0,
+                ];
+            }
         }
 
+        error_log('nearest open hubs count: ' . count($final_data));
         return $final_data;
     }