diff --git a/packages/event-repository-sqlite/src/event-repository-sqlite.ts b/packages/event-repository-sqlite/src/event-repository-sqlite.ts
index bf7d6d49..ef0dfeaf 100644
--- a/packages/event-repository-sqlite/src/event-repository-sqlite.ts
+++ b/packages/event-repository-sqlite/src/event-repository-sqlite.ts
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ export class EventRepositorySqlite extends EventRepository {
       .sort((a, b) => a.length - b.length);
   }
 
-  private applyLimit(limit = 100) {
+  private applyLimit(limit = 100): number {
     return Math.min(limit, 1000);
   }