diff --git a/app/controllers/main_controller.rb b/app/controllers/main_controller.rb
index d2cee820..1668e4b3 100644
--- a/app/controllers/main_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/main_controller.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class MainController < ApplicationController
     
     if authenticated? 
       @synapses = Synapse.visibleToUser(@current, nil)
+      @synapses.slice(0, 50)
 	    @items = synapses_as_json(@current, @synapses).html_safe
      
       respond_to do |format|