diff --git a/base/lib/social_stream/population/activity_object.rb b/base/lib/social_stream/population/activity_object.rb
index 268ea9942..20714fe46 100644
--- a/base/lib/social_stream/population/activity_object.rb
+++ b/base/lib/social_stream/population/activity_object.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ def initialize(klass, &block)
         start_time = Time.now
 
         10.times do
-          author = ::Actor.all.sample
+          author = ::Actor.all.take(10).sample
           owner = author
           relation_ids = [Relation::Public.instance.id]