# The log shows "Limit" is 100 when I only need 5
**URL:** https://forum.weaviate.io/t/the-log-shows-limit-is-100-when-i-only-need-5/22186
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [December 11, 2025, 8:47am UTC](https://forum.weaviate.io/t/the-log-shows-limit-is-100-when-i-only-need-5/22186 "2025-12-11T08:47:23Z")
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### Author:  [@Charlie\_Chen](https://forum.weaviate.io/u/Charlie_Chen)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2025, 8:47am UTC](https://forum.weaviate.io/t/the-log-shows-limit-is-100-when-i-only-need-5/22186/1 "2025-12-11T08:47:23Z")
### Description
I noticed a confusing behavior with the `limit` parameter:
**When I set `limit` below 100 (e.g., 5, 10, 50), the Weaviate shows `Limit:100` in the logs.**
However, the real number of the returned result is correct.
```auto
{"action":"vector_search_completed","build_git_commit":"4aacef3","build_go_version":"go1.24.11","build_image_tag":"v1.33.9","build_wv_version":"1.33.9","level":"debug","msg":"vector search query completed in 19.386477ms","params":{"Filters":null,"ClassName":"PtAi_rag_39f89a2b_d7b3_7dd6_f375_5193ba020f15_knowledge_69377f89c7805984be22d4bc","Pagination":{"Offset":0,"Limit":100,"Autocut":-1},"Cursor":null,"Sort":null,"Properties":[...
```
I’m a little worried could Weaviate be internally fetching all 100 objects and wasting compute?
**When I set `limit \> 100`, the console shows the correct number.**
```auto
{"action":"vector_search_completed","build_git_commit":"4aacef3","build_go_version":"go1.24.11","build_image_tag":"v1.33.9","build_wv_version":"1.33.9","level":"debug","msg":"vector search query completed in 2.083548ms","params":{"Filters":null,"ClassName":"PtAi_rag_39f89a2b_d7b3_7dd6_f375_5193ba020f15_knowledge_693a1c537b641166bc2ec3f8","Pagination":{"Offset":0,"Limit":150,"Autocut":-1},"Cursor":null,"Sort":null,"Properties":
[...
```
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Server Setup Information
- Weaviate Server Version: 1.33.9
- Deployment Method: k8s
- Multi Node? Number of Running Nodes: Single
- Client Language and Version: python 3.11.2
- Multitenancy?: No
### Any additional Information
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### Author:  [@DudaNogueira](https://forum.weaviate.io/u/DudaNogueira)
#### Post date: [December 11, 2025, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.weaviate.io/t/the-log-shows-limit-is-100-when-i-only-need-5/22186/2 "2025-12-11T19:40:37Z")
hi @Charlie_Chen !!
This is expected.
The `Limit: 100` in the log represents the internal search limit used during vector search execution, not the final number of results returned.
Your application would only receive 5 objects as requested. This internal buffering is a common pattern in vector databases to ensure search quality.
Let me know if this helps!