diff --git a/application/helpers/remotecontrol/remotecontrol_handle.php b/application/helpers/remotecontrol/remotecontrol_handle.php
index c89f0fa4057..1781b671c1d 100644
--- a/application/helpers/remotecontrol/remotecontrol_handle.php
+++ b/application/helpers/remotecontrol/remotecontrol_handle.php
@@ -2184,12 +2184,12 @@ public function list_participants($sSessionKey, $iSurveyID, $iStart = 0, $iLimit
                 $oCriteria = new CDbCriteria();
                 $oCriteria->order = 'tid';
                 $oCriteria->limit = $iLimit;
+                $oCriteria->compare('tid', '>=' . $iStart);
 
                 $aAttributeValues = array();
                 if (count($aConditions) > 0) {
                     $aConditionFields = array_flip(Token::model($iSurveyID)->getMetaData()->tableSchema->columnNames);
-                    // NB: $valueOrTuple is either a value or tuple like [$operator, $value].
-                    $oCriteria->compare('tid', '>=' . $iStart);
+                    // NB: $valueOrTuple is either a value or tuple like [$operator, $value].                    
                     foreach ($aConditions as $columnName => $valueOrTuple) {
                         if (is_array($valueOrTuple)) {
                             /** @var string[] List of operators allowed in query. */