diff --git a/themes/danbooru2/themelet.class.php b/themes/danbooru2/themelet.class.php
index c1f45c89a..0f1922755 100644
--- a/themes/danbooru2/themelet.class.php
+++ b/themes/danbooru2/themelet.class.php
@@ -56,13 +56,13 @@ private function build_paginator(int $current_page, int $total_pages, string $ba
         }
         $pages_html = joinHTML(" ", $pages);
 
-        if ($first_html) {
+        if ($start > 2) {
             $pdots = "...";
         } else {
             $pdots = "";
         }
 
-        if ($last_html) {
+        if ($total_pages > $end+1) {
             $ndots = "...";
         } else {
             $ndots = "";