diff --git a/repository/src/main/java/org/apache/atlas/discovery/EntityLineageService.java b/repository/src/main/java/org/apache/atlas/discovery/EntityLineageService.java
index 6927b1d1c4..7c69099e74 100644
--- a/repository/src/main/java/org/apache/atlas/discovery/EntityLineageService.java
+++ b/repository/src/main/java/org/apache/atlas/discovery/EntityLineageService.java
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ private List<AtlasEdge> getFilteredAtlasEdges(AtlasVertex outVertex, String proc
     }
 
     private boolean isEntityTraversalLimitReached(AtomicInteger entitiesTraversed) {
-        return entitiesTraversed.get() == getLineageMaxNodeAllowedCount();
+        return entitiesTraversed.get() >= getLineageMaxNodeAllowedCount();
     }
 
     @Override