diff --git a/services/web/frontend/js/features/history/context/history-context.tsx b/services/web/frontend/js/features/history/context/history-context.tsx
index 03a5dd14c5..cd694aa04d 100644
--- a/services/web/frontend/js/features/history/context/history-context.tsx
+++ b/services/web/frontend/js/features/history/context/history-context.tsx
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ function limitUpdates(
     let { updates, nextBeforeTimestamp } = response
     const maxBatchSize = maxBatchSizeParam ? parseInt(maxBatchSizeParam, 10) : 0
     const delay = delayParam ? parseInt(delayParam, 10) : 0
-    if (maxBatchSize > 0 && updates) {
+    if (maxBatchSize > 0 && updates.length > maxBatchSize) {
       updates = updates.slice(0, maxBatchSize)
       nextBeforeTimestamp = updates[updates.length - 1].fromV
     }