diff --git a/lib/perl/Blerg-Database/Database.xs b/lib/perl/Blerg-Database/Database.xs
line changes: +2/-0
index a3f87a5..3d18898
--- a/lib/perl/Blerg-Database/Database.xs
+++ b/lib/perl/Blerg-Database/Database.xs

@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ void tag_list(const char *tag, const char *str_offset, int direction)
         int count, i;
     PPCODE:
         offset = strtoull(str_offset, NULL, 0);
+        count = 50;
         list = tag_list(tag, offset, &count, direction);
         if (list == NULL) {
             XSRETURN_EMPTY;

@@ -156,6 +157,7 @@ void _subscription_list(const char *author, const char *str_offset, int directio
         int count, i;
     PPCODE:
         offset = strtoull(str_offset, NULL, 0);
+        count = 50;
         list = subscription_list(author, offset, &count, direction);
         if (list == NULL) {
             XSRETURN_EMPTY;