diff --git a/src/api/endpoints/users/search.js b/src/api/endpoints/users/search.js
index 9ece596075..8205de580f 100644
--- a/src/api/endpoints/users/search.js
+++ b/src/api/endpoints/users/search.js
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ async function byNative(res, rej, me, query, offset, max) {
 			}, {
 				name: new RegExp(escapedQuery)
 			}]
+		}, {
+			limit: max
 		});
 
 	// Serialize