diff --git a/tools/nodeclient/app.js b/tools/nodeclient/app.js
index aaeec02..54287c6 100644
--- a/tools/nodeclient/app.js
+++ b/tools/nodeclient/app.js
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ axios.post(`${settings.url}/handler.php`,
 	.every( (note, i) =>
 	{
 		console.log(`[${i}] ${note.title}`)
-		return i < settings.maxcount;
+		return Boolean(filter) || i < settings.maxcountifnofilter;
 	});
 
 	// todo: open if only one match. quit if no match
diff --git a/tools/nodeclient/settings.json b/tools/nodeclient/settings.json
index fa4fd04..227734b 100644
--- a/tools/nodeclient/settings.json
+++ b/tools/nodeclient/settings.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"password": "",
 	"url": "http://localhost:8000",
-	"maxcount": 50,
+	"maxcountifnofilter": 10,
 	"command": "sublime_text.exe -w"
 }