diff --git a/ghca/collect.go b/ghca/collect.go
index b962652..09a2574 100644
--- a/ghca/collect.go
+++ b/ghca/collect.go
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ func NewCollector(query, token, dest string, extract *regexp.Regexp, count int,
 	}
 	if c.maxPage == PageUnlimited {
 		maxRepos := 1000.0
-		if count != 0 {
+		if 0 < count && count < 1000 {
 			maxRepos = float64(count)
 		}
 		c.maxPage = uint(math.Ceil(maxRepos / float64(c.perPage)))