diff --git a/crates/core/database/src/models/messages/ops/mongodb.rs b/crates/core/database/src/models/messages/ops/mongodb.rs
index 18eeb379..721a3b7c 100644
--- a/crates/core/database/src/models/messages/ops/mongodb.rs
+++ b/crates/core/database/src/models/messages/ops/mongodb.rs
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ impl AbstractMessages for MongoDb {
                         COL,
                         older_message_filter,
                         FindOptions::builder()
-                            .limit(limit / 2)
+                            .limit(limit / 2 + 1)
                             .sort(doc! {
                                 "_id": -1_i32
                             })
diff --git a/crates/core/models/src/v0/messages.rs b/crates/core/models/src/v0/messages.rs
index 21541984..37ed526e 100644
--- a/crates/core/models/src/v0/messages.rs
+++ b/crates/core/models/src/v0/messages.rs
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ auto_derived!(
     pub struct OptionsQueryMessages {
         /// Maximum number of messages to fetch
         ///
-        /// For fetching nearby messages, this is \`(limit + 1)\`.
+        /// For fetching nearby messages, this is \`(limit + 2)\`.
         #[cfg_attr(feature = "validator", validate(range(min = 1, max = 100)))]
         pub limit: Option<i64>,
         /// Message id before which messages should be fetched