diff --git a/enostr/src/filter.rs b/enostr/src/filter.rs
index 2dea738e..984ea402 100644
--- a/enostr/src/filter.rs
+++ b/enostr/src/filter.rs
@@ -41,6 +41,14 @@ impl Filter {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn default_limit() -> u16 {
+        250
+    }
+
+    pub fn default_remote_limit() -> u16 {
+        150
+    }
+
     pub fn ids(mut self, ids: Vec<EventId>) -> Self {
         self.ids = Some(ids);
         self
diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index 5e7804eb..c76e0ff1 100644
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -444,7 +444,9 @@ fn setup_initial_nostrdb_subs(damus: &mut Damus) -> Result<()> {
         let results = damus.ndb.query(
             &txn,
             filters,
-            damus.timelines[i].filter[0].limit.unwrap_or(200) as i32,
+            damus.timelines[i].filter[0]
+                .limit
+                .unwrap_or(enostr::Filter::default_limit()) as i32,
         )?;
 
         let filters = {