diff --git a/feed.go b/feed.go
index a0a0501..047e36d 100644
--- a/feed.go
+++ b/feed.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func Post(twt, feedFile string, ascend bool) error {
 	return prependToFile(feedFile, time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339)+"\t"+twt+"\n")
 }
 
-func buildFeedFromUrl(feed *Feed, nick, url string, max int64) error {
+func buildFeedFromUrl(feed *Feed, nick, url string) error {
 	resp, err := http.Get(url)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -64,25 +64,22 @@ func buildFeedFromUrl(feed *Feed, nick, url string, max int64) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	return buildFeed(feed, nick, string(body[:]), max)
+	return buildFeed(feed, nick, string(body[:]))
 }
 
-func buildFeedFromPath(feed *Feed, nick, filename string, max int64) error {
+func buildFeedFromPath(feed *Feed, nick, filename string) error {
 	f, err := os.ReadFile(filename)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	return buildFeed(feed, nick, string(f[:]), max)
+	return buildFeed(feed, nick, string(f[:]))
 }
 
-func buildFeed(feed *Feed, nick, data string, max int64) error {
+func buildFeed(feed *Feed, nick, data string) error {
 	lines := strings.Split(data, "\n")
 
-	for i, l := range lines {
-		if int64(i) > max {
-			return nil
-		}
+	for _, l := range lines {
 		parts := strings.Split(l, "\t")
 		t, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, parts[0])
 		if err != nil {
@@ -97,9 +94,12 @@ func buildFeed(feed *Feed, nick, data string, max int64) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func printFeed(feed *Feed) {
+func printFeed(feed *Feed, max int64) {
 	sort.Sort(*feed)
-	for _, entry := range *feed {
+	for i, entry := range *feed {
+	   if int64(i) >= max {
+	     return
+	   }
 		fmt.Printf("[%s] <%s> %s\n", entry.Timestamp.Format(time.Stamp), entry.Nick, entry.Post)
 	}
 }
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func GetFeed(friend, friendsFile string, max int64) error {
 		v := kvp[1]
 
 		if k == friend || len(friend) == 0 {
-			err = buildFeedFromUrl(feed, k, v, max)
+			err = buildFeedFromUrl(feed, k, v)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -138,16 +138,16 @@ func GetFeed(friend, friendsFile string, max int64) error {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	printFeed(feed)
+	printFeed(feed, max)
 	return nil
 }
 
 func GetOwnFeed(nick, feedFile string, max int64) error {
 	feed := &Feed{}
-	err := buildFeedFromPath(feed, nick, feedFile, max)
+	err := buildFeedFromPath(feed, nick, feedFile)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	printFeed(feed)
+	printFeed(feed, max)
 	return nil
 }