diff --git a/appview/db/issues.go b/appview/db/issues.go
--- a/appview/db/issues.go
+++ b/appview/db/issues.go
@@ -101,9 +101,12 @@
 	pLower := FilterGte("row_num", page.Offset+1)
 	pUpper := FilterLte("row_num", page.Offset+page.Limit)
 
-	args = append(args, pLower.Arg()...)
-	args = append(args, pUpper.Arg()...)
-	pagination := " where " + pLower.Condition() + " and " + pUpper.Condition()
+	pageClause := ""
+	if page.Limit > 0 {
+		args = append(args, pLower.Arg()...)
+		args = append(args, pUpper.Arg()...)
+		pageClause = " where " + pLower.Condition() + " and " + pUpper.Condition()
+	}
 
 	query := fmt.Sprintf(
 		`
@@ -128,7 +131,7 @@
 		%s
 		`,
 		whereClause,
-		pagination,
+		pageClause,
 	)
 
 	rows, err := e.Query(query, args...)
@@ -244,7 +247,7 @@
 }
 
 func GetIssues(e Execer, filters ...filter) ([]models.Issue, error) {
-	return GetIssuesPaginated(e, pagination.FirstPage(), filters...)
+	return GetIssuesPaginated(e, pagination.Page{}, filters...)
 }
 
 func AddIssueComment(e Execer, c models.IssueComment) (int64, error) {
diff --git a/appview/db/notifications.go b/appview/db/notifications.go
--- a/appview/db/notifications.go
+++ b/appview/db/notifications.go
@@ -60,16 +60,19 @@
 			whereClause += " AND " + condition
 		}
 	}
+	pageClause := ""
+	if page.Limit > 0 {
+		pageClause = " limit ? offset ? "
+		args = append(args, page.Limit, page.Offset)
+	}
 
 	query := fmt.Sprintf(`
 		select id, recipient_did, actor_did, type, entity_type, entity_id, read, created, repo_id, issue_id, pull_id
 		from notifications
 		%s
 		order by created desc
-		limit ? offset ?
-	`, whereClause)
-
-	args = append(args, page.Limit, page.Offset)
+		%s
+	`, whereClause, pageClause)
 
 	rows, err := e.QueryContext(context.Background(), query, args...)
 	if err != nil {