diff --git a/app/controllers/api/databases.php b/app/controllers/api/databases.php
index 5656dbc64e..e3a1374f76 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/databases.php
+++ b/app/controllers/api/databases.php
@@ -1574,7 +1574,7 @@ App::post('/v1/databases/:databaseId/collections/:collectionId/indexes')
             Query::equal('databaseInternalId', [$db->getInternalId()])
         ], 61);
 
-        $limit = 64 - MariaDB::getCountOfDefaultIndexes();
+        $limit = $dbForProject->getLimitForIndexes();
 
         if ($count >= $limit) {
             throw new Exception(Exception::INDEX_LIMIT_EXCEEDED, 'Index limit exceeded');