diff --git a/src/classes/repositories/class-tainacan-metadata.php b/src/classes/repositories/class-tainacan-metadata.php
index 77072018f..ced53c929 100644
--- a/src/classes/repositories/class-tainacan-metadata.php
+++ b/src/classes/repositories/class-tainacan-metadata.php
@@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@ class Metadata extends Repository {
 			}
 			
 			$total = $wpdb->get_var($total_query);
-			$number = is_integer($number) && $number >=1 ? $number : $total;
+			$number = is_integer($args['number']) && $args['number'] >=1 ? $args['number'] : $total;
 			if( $number < 1){
 				$pages = 1;
 			} else {
@@ -1092,7 +1092,7 @@ class Metadata extends Repository {
 			
 			$results = $wpdb->get_col($query);
 			$total = $wpdb->get_var($total_query);
-			$number = is_integer($number) && $number >=1 ? $number : $total;
+			$number = is_integer($args['number']) && $args['number'] >=1 ? $args['number'] : $total;
 			if( $number < 1){
 				$pages = 1;
 			} else {