diff --git a/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/federation/instances.ts b/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/federation/instances.ts
index 4ef4315fb3..ac0968d1b1 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/federation/instances.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/federation/instances.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export const paramDef = {
 		federating: { type: 'boolean', nullable: true },
 		subscribing: { type: 'boolean', nullable: true },
 		publishing: { type: 'boolean', nullable: true },
-		limit: { type: 'integer', minimum: 1, maximum: 100, default: 30 },
+		limit: { type: 'integer', minimum: 1, maximum: 30, default: 30 },
 		offset: { type: 'integer', default: 0 },
 		sort: {
 			type: 'string',