diff --git a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
index 8e43c8250bb..49f64fd07f5 100644
--- a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ def paginate_list
 
     # Sets the number of users to display per page based on the 'per_page' parameter from the request.
     # If no 'per_page' parameter is provided, it defaults to '2', which corresponds to displaying 50 users on one page.
-    @per_page = params[:per_page] || '2'
+    @per_page = params[:per_page] || 25
 
     # search for corresponding users
     # users = User.search_users(role, user_id, letter, @search_by)
diff --git a/app/views/users/list.html.erb b/app/views/users/list.html.erb
index 4a91afbf0bc..6b7e351bf9c 100644
--- a/app/views/users/list.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/users/list.html.erb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   <%= submit_tag("Search") %>
 
 <%= label_tag :per_page, 'Users per page: ' %>
-  <%= select_tag(:per_page, options_for_select(@pagination_options, selected: params[:per_page] || '25'), onchange: 'this.form.submit()') %>
+  <%= select_tag(:per_page, options_for_select(@pagination_options, selected: params[:per_page] || 25), onchange: 'this.form.submit()') %>
 <% end %>
 
 <div class="exp">