diff --git a/config/config.example.yml b/config/config.example.yml
index 0a039a40ad..6674bc5334 100644
--- a/config/config.example.yml
+++ b/config/config.example.yml
@@ -420,3 +420,12 @@ liveRegion:
   messageTimeOutDurationMs: 30000
   # The visibility of the live region. Setting this to true is only useful for debugging purposes.
   isVisible: false
+
+
+# Search settings
+search:
+  # Number used to render n UI elements called loading skeletons that act as placeholders.
+  # These elements indicate that some content will be loaded in their stead.
+  # Since we don't know how many filters will be loaded before we receive a response from the server we use this parameter for the skeletons count.
+  # e.g. If we set 5 then 5 loading skeletons will be visualized before the actual filters are retrieved.
+  defaultFiltersCount: 5
diff --git a/src/app/shared/search/search-filters/search-filters.component.ts b/src/app/shared/search/search-filters/search-filters.component.ts
index 28f351cb6c..4667694edd 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/search/search-filters/search-filters.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/search/search-filters/search-filters.component.ts
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export class SearchFiltersComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     @Inject(SEARCH_CONFIG_SERVICE) private searchConfigService: SearchConfigurationService,
     @Inject(APP_CONFIG) protected appConfig: AppConfig,
   ) {
-    this.defaultFilterCount = this.appConfig.search.defaultFilterCount ?? 5;
+    this.defaultFilterCount = this.appConfig.search.defaultFiltersCount ?? 5;
   }
 
   ngOnInit(): void {
diff --git a/src/config/search-page-config.interface.ts b/src/config/search-page-config.interface.ts
index cc63607f7f..0f4a145868 100644
--- a/src/config/search-page-config.interface.ts
+++ b/src/config/search-page-config.interface.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ import { Config } from './config.interface';
 
 export interface SearchConfig extends Config {
   /**
-   * Number used to render n skeletons while the filters are loading
+   * Number used to render n UI elements called loading skeletons that act as placeholders.
+   * These elements indicate that some content will be loaded in their stead.
+   * Since we don't know how many filters will be loaded before we receive a response from the server we use this parameter for the skeletons count.
+   * For instance f we set 5 then 5 loading skeletons will be visualized before the actual filters are retrieved.
    */
   defaultFilterCount?: number;