diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/users/users.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/users/users.ts
index ea4a17214d..eec4b71edc 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/users/users.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/users/users.ts
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ export const paginatedUsers = async ({
     const response = await db.allDocs(getGlobalUserParams(null, opts))
     userList = response.rows.map((row: any) => row.doc)
   }
-  return pagination(userList, pageLimit, {
+  return pagination(userList, limit ?? PAGE_LIMIT, {
     paginate: true,
     property,
     getKey,