diff --git a/alerts.go b/alerts.go
index fe2aa046..4a3f4e3a 100644
--- a/alerts.go
+++ b/alerts.go
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ func doAlertsRetrieve(c *cli.Context) error {
 			}
 		}
 
-		PrettyPrintJSON(alerts.Alerts)
+		PrettyPrintJSON(alerts.Alerts[:limit])
 	} else {
 		alerts, err := client.FindAlerts()
 		logger.DieIf(err)
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ func doAlertsRetrieve(c *cli.Context) error {
 			}
 		}
 
-		PrettyPrintJSON(alerts.Alerts)
+		PrettyPrintJSON(alerts.Alerts[:limit])
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ func doAlertsList(c *cli.Context) error {
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		alert = alerts.Alerts
+		alert = alerts.Alerts[:limit]
 	} else {
 		alerts, err := client.FindAlerts()
 		logger.DieIf(err)
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ func doAlertsList(c *cli.Context) error {
 				time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
 			}
 		}
-		alert = alerts.Alerts
+		alert = alerts.Alerts[:limit]
 	}
 	joinedAlerts := joinMonitorsAndHosts(client, alert)
 	for _, joinAlert := range joinedAlerts {