diff --git a/app/controllers/users_controller.rb b/app/controllers/users_controller.rb
index 92c852f9c15..a2a4e57ffc7 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 '4', which corresponds to displaying all users on one page.
-    @per_page = params[:per_page] || '4'
+    @per_page = params[:per_page] || '3'
 
     # search for corresponding users
     # users = User.search_users(role, user_id, letter, @search_by)