diff --git a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/api/CacheController.java b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/api/CacheController.java
index 832fdcb402..12725fe0c7 100644
--- a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/api/CacheController.java
+++ b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/api/CacheController.java
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public void putHomeTimeline(List<Status> posts, boolean clear){
 				db.insertWithOnConflict("home_timeline", null, values, SQLiteDatabase.CONFLICT_REPLACE);
 			}
 			if(!clear)
-				db.delete("home_timeline", "`id` NOT IN (SELECT `id` FROM `home_timeline` ORDER BY `time` DESC LIMIT ?)", new String[]{"1000"});
+				db.delete("home_timeline", "`id` NOT IN (SELECT `id` FROM `home_timeline` ORDER BY `time` DESC LIMIT ?)", new String[]{"100"});
 		});
 	}