diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/values/SearchPossibleValueSourceAction.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/values/SearchPossibleValueSourceAction.java
index 44b8984a..9cb17a0c 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/values/SearchPossibleValueSourceAction.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/actions/values/SearchPossibleValueSourceAction.java
@@ -260,9 +260,6 @@ public class SearchPossibleValueSourceAction
          }
       }
 
-      // todo - skip & limit as params
-      queryFilter.setLimit(250);
-
       ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
       // if given a default filter, make it the 'top level' filter and the one we just created a subfilter //
       ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -272,6 +269,9 @@ public class SearchPossibleValueSourceAction
          queryFilter = input.getDefaultQueryFilter();
       }
 
+      // todo - skip & limit as params
+      queryFilter.setLimit(250);
+
       queryFilter.setOrderBys(possibleValueSource.getOrderByFields());
 
       queryInput.setFilter(queryFilter);