diff --git a/ext/recommendify.c b/ext/recommendify.c
index 8abc15c..f64e112 100644
--- a/ext/recommendify.c
+++ b/ext/recommendify.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv){
   char* cur_batch;
   char *iikey;
 
-  int batch_size = 200; /* FIXPAUL: make option */
+  int batch_size = 100; /* FIXPAUL: make option */
   int maxItems = 50; /* FIXPAUL: make option */
   
   struct {
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv){
 
   freeReplyObject(reply);
 
-  if(itemCount == 0){
-    printf("exit: item count is zero\n");
+  if(itemCount < 2){
+    printf("exit: item count is zero or one\n");
     return 0;
   }
   
diff --git a/recommendify.gemspec b/recommendify.gemspec
index f6b5ee9..bffe726 100644
--- a/recommendify.gemspec
+++ b/recommendify.gemspec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ $:.push File.expand_path("../lib", __FILE__)
 
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.name        = "recommendify"
-  s.version     = "0.3.6"
+  s.version     = "0.3.7"
   s.date        = Date.today.to_s
   s.platform    = Gem::Platform::RUBY
   s.authors     = ["Paul Asmuth"]