diff --git a/lib/pleroma/activity_expiration.ex b/lib/pleroma/activity_expiration.ex
index 7cc9668b3..84edf68ef 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/activity_expiration.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/activity_expiration.ex
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.ActivityExpiration do
 
     ActivityExpiration
     |> where([exp], exp.scheduled_at < ^naive_datetime)
+    |> limit(50)
     |> Repo.all()
   end