diff --git a/server/src/nm.rs b/server/src/nm.rs
index 6d17016..f14f9fa 100644
--- a/server/src/nm.rs
+++ b/server/src/nm.rs
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ pub async fn label_unprocessed(
     info!("Loaded {} rules", rules.len());
 
     let ids = if let Some(limit) = limit {
-        let limit = limit.max(ids.len());
+        let limit = limit.min(ids.len());
         &ids[..limit]
     } else {
         &ids[..]