diff --git a/src/api/routes/faucets.ts b/src/api/routes/faucets.ts
index c9b2b04e8..a0e154bc6 100644
--- a/src/api/routes/faucets.ts
+++ b/src/api/routes/faucets.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export const FaucetRoutes: FastifyPluginAsync<
       schema: {
         operationId: 'run_faucet_btc',
         summary: 'Add testnet BTC tokens to address',
-        description: `Add 1 BTC token to the specified testnet BTC address.
+        description: `Add 0.01 BTC token to the specified testnet BTC address.
 
         The endpoint returns the transaction ID, which you can use to view the transaction in a testnet Bitcoin block
         explorer. The tokens are delivered once the transaction has been included in a block.
@@ -89,6 +89,13 @@ export const FaucetRoutes: FastifyPluginAsync<
               examples: ['2N4M94S1ZPt8HfxydXzL2P7qyzgVq7MHWts'],
             })
           ),
+          large: Type.Optional(
+            Type.Boolean({
+              description:
+                'Request a larger amount of testnet BTC than the default',
+              default: false,
+            })
+          ),
         }),
         body: OptionalNullable(
           Type.Object({
@@ -125,6 +132,7 @@ export const FaucetRoutes: FastifyPluginAsync<
     async (req, reply) => {
       await btcFaucetRequestQueue.add(async () => {
         const address = req.query.address || req.body?.address;
+        const tbtcAmount = req.query.large ? 0.5 : 0.01;
         if (!address) {
           return await reply.status(400).send({
             error: 'address required',
@@ -156,7 +164,7 @@ export const FaucetRoutes: FastifyPluginAsync<
           });
         }
 
-        const tx = await makeBtcFaucetPayment(btc.networks.regtest, address, 0.5);
+        const tx = await makeBtcFaucetPayment(btc.networks.regtest, address, tbtcAmount);
         await fastify.writeDb?.insertFaucetRequest({
           ip: `${ip}`,
           address: address,