diff --git a/api/client.go b/api/client.go
index cfb20229e8..3a71fd57ee 100644
--- a/api/client.go
+++ b/api/client.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"math"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
@@ -308,6 +309,12 @@ func (c *Config) ReadEnvironment() error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		// maxRetries is a 32-bit unsigned integer stored inside an uint64.
+		// c.MaxRetries is a signed integer that is at least 32 bits in size.
+		// Check bounds against lowest denominator before casting.
+		if maxRetries > math.MaxInt32 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("max retries must be less than or equal to %d", math.MaxInt32)
+		}
 		c.MaxRetries = int(maxRetries)
 	}
 
diff --git a/api/client_test.go b/api/client_test.go
index a886bf3224..2e8bea6c7f 100644
--- a/api/client_test.go
+++ b/api/client_test.go
@@ -4,9 +4,13 @@
 package api
 
 import (
+	"math"
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
 func TestConfigSetAddress(t *testing.T) {
@@ -79,3 +83,71 @@ func TestConfigSetAddress(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestReadEnvironmentMaxRetries(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name           string
+		inp            string
+		expMaxRetries  int
+		expErrContains string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:           "invalidNaN",
+			inp:            "bad",
+			expErrContains: "strconv.ParseUint: parsing \"bad\": invalid syntax",
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "invalidNegativeNumber",
+			inp:            "-1",
+			expErrContains: "strconv.ParseUint: parsing \"-1\": invalid syntax",
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "invalidGreaterThanUint32",
+			inp:            strconv.Itoa(math.MaxUint32 + 10),
+			expErrContains: "strconv.ParseUint: parsing \"4294967305\": value out of range",
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "invalidGreaterThanInt32",
+			inp:            strconv.Itoa(math.MaxInt32 + 10),
+			expErrContains: "max retries must be less than or equal to 2147483647",
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "success1",
+			inp:           "0",
+			expMaxRetries: 0,
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "success2",
+			inp:           "10000",
+			expMaxRetries: 10000,
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "successMaxInt32",
+			inp:           strconv.Itoa(math.MaxInt32),
+			expMaxRetries: math.MaxInt32,
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "successNothing",
+			inp:           "",
+			expMaxRetries: 0,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			os.Setenv(EnvBoundaryMaxRetries, tt.inp)
+			t.Cleanup(func() { os.Unsetenv(EnvBoundaryMaxRetries) })
+
+			var c Config
+			err := c.ReadEnvironment()
+			if tt.expErrContains != "" {
+				require.ErrorContains(t, err, tt.expErrContains)
+				require.Equal(t, 0, c.MaxRetries)
+				return
+			}
+
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.Equal(t, tt.expMaxRetries, c.MaxRetries)
+		})
+	}
+}