diff --git a/pub/tree/src/js/components/SearchComponent.coffee b/pub/tree/src/js/components/SearchComponent.coffee
index 1981f4e82..87f22ca7c 100644
--- a/pub/tree/src/js/components/SearchComponent.coffee
+++ b/pub/tree/src/js/components/SearchComponent.coffee
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ module.exports = query {name:'t', kids: sect:'j'}, recl
       .flatten()
       .map(@highlight)
       .filter()
+      .take(50)
       .map(reactify)
       .value()
     
diff --git a/pub/tree/src/js/main.js b/pub/tree/src/js/main.js
index 6093a49ca..de81214f7 100644
--- a/pub/tree/src/js/main.js
+++ b/pub/tree/src/js/main.js
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ module.exports = query({
         }
         return results;
       };
-    })(this)).flatten().flatten().map(this.highlight).filter().map(reactify).value());
+    })(this)).flatten().flatten().map(this.highlight).filter().take(50).map(reactify).value());
   },
   highlight: function(e) {
     var got, res;