diff --git a/copyparty/httpcli.py b/copyparty/httpcli.py
index f784d080..8ef03c32 100644
--- a/copyparty/httpcli.py
+++ b/copyparty/httpcli.py
@@ -1757,12 +1757,13 @@ class HttpCli(object):
             hits = idx.fsearch(vols, body)
             msg: Any = repr(hits)
             taglist: list[str] = []
+            trunc = False
         else:
             # search by query params
             q = body["q"]
             n = body.get("n", self.args.srch_hits)
             self.log("qj: {} |{}|".format(q, n))
-            hits, taglist = idx.search(vols, q, n)
+            hits, taglist, trunc = idx.search(vols, q, n)
             msg = len(hits)
 
         idx.p_end = time.time()
@@ -1782,7 +1783,8 @@ class HttpCli(object):
             for hit in hits:
                 hit["rp"] = self.args.RS + hit["rp"]
 
-        r = json.dumps({"hits": hits, "tag_order": order}).encode("utf-8")
+        rj = {"hits": hits, "tag_order": order, "trunc": trunc}
+        r = json.dumps(rj).encode("utf-8")
         self.reply(r, mime="application/json")
         return True
 
diff --git a/copyparty/u2idx.py b/copyparty/u2idx.py
index 164b36be..d0ad50f0 100644
--- a/copyparty/u2idx.py
+++ b/copyparty/u2idx.py
@@ -120,10 +120,10 @@ class U2idx(object):
 
     def search(
         self, vols: list[tuple[str, str, dict[str, Any]]], uq: str, lim: int
-    ) -> tuple[list[dict[str, Any]], list[str]]:
+    ) -> tuple[list[dict[str, Any]], list[str], bool]:
         """search by query params"""
         if not HAVE_SQLITE3:
-            return [], []
+            return [], [], False
 
         q = ""
         v: Union[str, int] = ""
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ class U2idx(object):
         have_up: bool,
         have_mt: bool,
         lim: int,
-    ) -> tuple[list[dict[str, Any]], list[str]]:
+    ) -> tuple[list[dict[str, Any]], list[str], bool]:
         done_flag: list[bool] = []
         self.active_id = "{:.6f}_{}".format(
             time.time(), threading.current_thread().ident
@@ -316,9 +316,6 @@ class U2idx(object):
             c = cur.execute(uq, tuple(vuv))
             for hit in c:
                 w, ts, sz, rd, fn, ip, at = hit[:7]
-                lim -= 1
-                if lim < 0:
-                    break
 
                 if rd.startswith("//") or fn.startswith("//"):
                     rd, fn = s3dec(rd, fn)
@@ -346,6 +343,10 @@ class U2idx(object):
                         )[:fk]
                     )
 
+                lim -= 1
+                if lim < 0:
+                    break
+
                 seen_rps.add(rp)
                 sret.append({"ts": int(ts), "sz": sz, "rp": rp + suf, "w": w[:16]})
 
@@ -368,7 +369,7 @@ class U2idx(object):
 
         ret.sort(key=itemgetter("rp"))
 
-        return ret, list(taglist.keys())
+        return ret, list(taglist.keys()), lim < 0
 
     def terminator(self, identifier: str, done_flag: list[bool]) -> None:
         for _ in range(self.timeout):
diff --git a/copyparty/web/browser.js b/copyparty/web/browser.js
index bd3f09da..6c26a68c 100644
--- a/copyparty/web/browser.js
+++ b/copyparty/web/browser.js
@@ -4875,7 +4875,7 @@ document.onkeydown = function (e) {
 
 		var html = mk_files_header(tagord), seen = {};
 		html.push('<tbody>');
-		html.push('<tr class="srch_hdr"><td>-</td><td><a href="#" id="unsearch"><big style="font-weight:bold">[❌] ' + L.sl_close + '</big></a> -- ' + L.sl_hits.format(res.hits.length) + (res.hits.length == cap ? ' -- <a href="#" id="moar">' + L.sl_moar + '</a>' : '') + '</td></tr>');
+		html.push('<tr class="srch_hdr"><td>-</td><td><a href="#" id="unsearch"><big style="font-weight:bold">[❌] ' + L.sl_close + '</big></a> -- ' + L.sl_hits.format(res.hits.length) + (res.trunc ? ' -- <a href="#" id="moar">' + L.sl_moar + '</a>' : '') + '</td></tr>');
 
 		for (var a = 0; a < res.hits.length; a++) {
 			var r = res.hits[a],