diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1234b93..951ca18 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 * test: add tests for zero proximity pager, empty pager, and test current count for all
   pagers
 * fix(`OffsetPage`): fix `OutOfBoundsException` on an empty first page.
+* fix(`Pager`): fetch only 2 * proximity ahead and behind.
 
 ## 0.5.2
 
diff --git a/packages/rekapager-core/src/Pager/Internal/ProximityPager.php b/packages/rekapager-core/src/Pager/Internal/ProximityPager.php
index 3ab1f5c..8246287 100644
--- a/packages/rekapager-core/src/Pager/Internal/ProximityPager.php
+++ b/packages/rekapager-core/src/Pager/Internal/ProximityPager.php
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public function __construct(
         if ($currentIsFirstPage) {
             $previousPages = [];
         } else {
-            $previousPages = $currentPage->getPreviousPages($this->proximity * 2 + 2);
+            $previousPages = $currentPage->getPreviousPages($this->proximity * 2);
         }
 
         if (\count($previousPages) >= $this->proximity + 2) {
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ public function __construct(
 
         // check next pages
 
-        $nextPages = $currentPage->getNextPages($this->proximity * 2 + 2);
+        $nextPages = $currentPage->getNextPages($this->proximity * 2);
 
         if (\count($nextPages) >= $this->proximity + 2) {
             $currentIsLastPage = false;