diff --git a/appview/db/repos.go b/appview/db/repos.go
index 5b7826f5..3afc7527 100644
--- a/appview/db/repos.go
+++ b/appview/db/repos.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func GetAllRepos(e Execer, limit int) ([]Repo, error) {
 	return repos, nil
 }
 
-func GetRepos(e Execer, filters ...filter) ([]Repo, error) {
+func GetRepos(e Execer, limit int, filters ...filter) ([]Repo, error) {
 	repoMap := make(map[syntax.ATURI]*Repo)
 
 	var conditions []string
@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ func GetRepos(e Execer, filters ...filter) ([]Repo, error) {
 		whereClause = " where " + strings.Join(conditions, " and ")
 	}
 
+	limitClause := ""
+	if limit != 0 {
+		limitClause = fmt.Sprintf(" limit %d", limit)
+	}
+
 	repoQuery := fmt.Sprintf(
 		`select
 			did,
@@ -100,8 +105,10 @@ func GetRepos(e Execer, filters ...filter) ([]Repo, error) {
 			spindle
 		from
 			repos r
+		%s
 		%s`,
 		whereClause,
+		limitClause,
 	)
 	rows, err := e.Query(repoQuery, args...)
 
@@ -585,7 +592,7 @@ func CollaboratingIn(e Execer, collaborator string) ([]Repo, error) {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 
-	return GetRepos(e, FilterIn("id", repoIds))
+	return GetRepos(e, 0, FilterIn("id", repoIds))
 }
 
 type RepoStats struct {
diff --git a/appview/knots/knots.go b/appview/knots/knots.go
index 8bfb252c..811aaf86 100644
--- a/appview/knots/knots.go
+++ b/appview/knots/knots.go
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@ func (k *Knots) dashboard(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	repos, err := db.GetRepos(
 		k.Db,
+		0,
 		db.FilterEq("knot", domain),
 		db.FilterIn("did", members),
 	)
diff --git a/appview/spindles/spindles.go b/appview/spindles/spindles.go
index 8cb70c82..6e729231 100644
--- a/appview/spindles/spindles.go
+++ b/appview/spindles/spindles.go
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ func (s *Spindles) dashboard(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	repos, err := db.GetRepos(
 		s.Db,
+		0,
 		db.FilterEq("spindle", instance),
 	)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/appview/state/knotstream.go b/appview/state/knotstream.go
index 536ccb93..675efb69 100644
--- a/appview/state/knotstream.go
+++ b/appview/state/knotstream.go
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ func updateRepoLanguages(d *db.DB, record tangled.GitRefUpdate) error {
 
 	repos, err := db.GetRepos(
 		d,
+		0,
 		db.FilterEq("did", record.RepoDid),
 		db.FilterEq("name", record.RepoName),
 	)
@@ -188,6 +189,7 @@ func ingestPipeline(d *db.DB, source ec.Source, msg ec.Message) error {
 	// does this repo have a spindle configured?
 	repos, err := db.GetRepos(
 		d,
+		0,
 		db.FilterEq("did", record.TriggerMetadata.Repo.Did),
 		db.FilterEq("name", record.TriggerMetadata.Repo.Repo),
 	)
diff --git a/appview/state/profile.go b/appview/state/profile.go
index 66f28b18..389ad096 100644
--- a/appview/state/profile.go
+++ b/appview/state/profile.go
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ func (s *State) profilePage(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	repos, err := db.GetRepos(
 		s.db,
+		0,
 		db.FilterEq("did", ident.DID.String()),
 	)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -176,6 +177,7 @@ func (s *State) reposPage(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	repos, err := db.GetRepos(
 		s.db,
+		0,
 		db.FilterEq("did", ident.DID.String()),
 	)
 	if err != nil {