diff --git a/src/libdanbooru/konachan.cpp b/src/libdanbooru/konachan.cpp
index a40b9ea..f0c6fc5 100644
--- a/src/libdanbooru/konachan.cpp
+++ b/src/libdanbooru/konachan.cpp
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ void KonachanDanbooruService::getPostList() {
 
 }
 
-void KonachanDanbooruService::getPoolList()
+void KonachanDanbooruService::getPoolList(int limit)
 {
 
     QUrl danbooruUrl;
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ void KonachanDanbooruService::getPoolList()
 
 //     connect(job, &KIO::StoredTransferJob::result, this, &DanbooruService::processPoolList);
 
-    connect(job, &KIO::StoredTransferJob::result, [this](KJob * job) {
+    connect(job, &KIO::StoredTransferJob::result, [this, limit](KJob * job) {
 
         if (job->error()) {
             Q_EMIT(downloadError(job->errorString()));
@@ -148,6 +148,10 @@ void KonachanDanbooruService::getPoolList()
             return;
         }
 
+        if (limit > 0 && poolList.length() > limit) {
+            poolList = poolList.mid(0, limit);
+        }
+
         for (auto element : poolList) {
             QVariantMap map = element.toMap();
 
@@ -378,7 +382,13 @@ void KonachanDanbooruService::processPostList(KJob *job)
     }
 
     m_postsToFetch = postList.length();
-//     qCDebug(LIBDANBOORU) << "Found " << m_postsToFetch << "posts to fetch";
+    qCDebug(LIBDANBOORU) << "Found " << m_postsToFetch << "posts to fetch" << "with limit" << m_maxPosts;
+
+    // This is mostly needed for pools
+    if (postList.length() > m_maxPosts) {
+        m_postsToFetch = m_maxPosts;
+        postList = postList.mid(0, m_maxPosts);
+    }
 
     for (auto element : postList) {
 
@@ -446,7 +456,6 @@ void KonachanDanbooruService::processPostList(KJob *job)
                     m_cache->insertPixmap(post->thumbnailUrl().url(), pix);
                 }
 
-
                 m_postsToFetch--; // One less post to do
 
                 qCDebug(LIBDANBOORU) << "Current posts remaining: " << m_postsToFetch;
diff --git a/src/libdanbooru/konachan.h b/src/libdanbooru/konachan.h
index e959d4a..777d879 100644
--- a/src/libdanbooru/konachan.h
+++ b/src/libdanbooru/konachan.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public:
    Danbooru::ApiType apiType() const override;
 
    void getPostList() override;
-   void getPoolList() override;
+   void getPoolList(int limit = -1) override;
    void getPool(int poolId, int page = 1) override;
    void getTagList(int limit = 10, QString name = "") override;
    void getRelatedTags(const QStringList &tags,
diff --git a/src/libdanbooru/servicebase.h b/src/libdanbooru/servicebase.h
index 58ee479..ebf58f1 100644
--- a/src/libdanbooru/servicebase.h
+++ b/src/libdanbooru/servicebase.h
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ public:
      *      This does not actually retrieve pool contents, only their definitions.
      *
      **/
-    virtual void getPoolList() = 0;
+    virtual void getPoolList(int limit = -1) = 0;
 
     /**
      * @brief retrieve posts associated to a specific pool from a Danbooru board.