diff --git a/frontend/lib/backfillPreviews.ts b/frontend/lib/backfillPreviews.ts
index 72a3132..438d330 100644
--- a/frontend/lib/backfillPreviews.ts
+++ b/frontend/lib/backfillPreviews.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { MessageData, emitter, state , addPreview, queryLimit} from './global';
+import { MessageData, emitter, state , addPreview, query_limit} from './global';
 import moment from 'moment';
 import ThreadPreviewInterface from '../components/ThreadPreview/ThreadPreview.vue';
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export async function loadPreviews(extensionUUID:string, older_than:string) {
         fetching = false;
         console.log('load preview error:', e);
     }finally{
-        if(temp.length< queryLimit){
+        if(temp.length< query_limit){
             emitter.emit("no-more-previews");
         }
         //console.log(temp);
diff --git a/frontend/lib/global.ts b/frontend/lib/global.ts
index 26de7cd..56bda9f 100644
--- a/frontend/lib/global.ts
+++ b/frontend/lib/global.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ type GlobalState = {
     page: number,
     oldestMessage: Number,
 };
-const queryLimit = 5;  //this limits the nubmer of threadpreview results per load request
+const query_limit = 20;  //this limits the nubmer of threadpreview results per load request
 
 const state = reactive<GlobalState>({
     conversations:  {},
@@ -141,4 +141,4 @@ function updateOldestMessage(newOldestTimestamp: Number){
     //console.log(state.oldestMessage)
     return state.oldestMessage;
 }
-export { state, emitter, queryLimit, MessageData, GlobalState, ThreadChangePayload, addMessage, addPreview, updatePageNumber  }
+export { state, emitter, query_limit, MessageData, GlobalState, ThreadChangePayload, addMessage, addPreview, updatePageNumber  }
diff --git a/loadpreviews.php b/loadpreviews.php
index 0112be2..00bb0d2 100644
--- a/loadpreviews.php
+++ b/loadpreviews.php
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     include_once "footer.php";
     die();
 }
-$query_limit = 5;
+$query_limit = 20;
 
 //this is for Limiting the list of threads on initial load
 $sql = 'SELECT * FROM webtexting_threads WHERE domain_uuid = :domain_uuid AND local_number = :local_number ';