diff --git a/app/src/main/java/net/buzzert/kordophonedroid/ui/messagelist/MessageListViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/net/buzzert/kordophonedroid/ui/messagelist/MessageListViewModel.kt
index 69d3de7..9ee845f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/net/buzzert/kordophonedroid/ui/messagelist/MessageListViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/net/buzzert/kordophonedroid/ui/messagelist/MessageListViewModel.kt
@@ -92,6 +92,6 @@ class MessageListViewModel @Inject constructor(
     }
 
     fun synchronize() = viewModelScope.launch {
-        repository.synchronizeConversation(conversation!!)
+        repository.synchronizeConversation(conversation!!, limit = 100)
     }
 }
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diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/net/buzzert/kordophone/backend/server/ChatRepository.kt b/backend/src/main/java/net/buzzert/kordophone/backend/server/ChatRepository.kt
index 50b7e5d..141822f 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/net/buzzert/kordophone/backend/server/ChatRepository.kt
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/net/buzzert/kordophone/backend/server/ChatRepository.kt
@@ -173,10 +173,10 @@ class ChatRepository(
         _errorEncounteredChannel.emit(Error.ConnectionError(e))
     }
 
-    suspend fun synchronizeConversation(conversation: Conversation) = try {
+    suspend fun synchronizeConversation(conversation: Conversation, limit: Int = 15) = try {
         // TODO: Should only fetch messages after the last GUID we know about.
         // But keep in mind that outgoing message GUIDs are fake...
-        val messages = fetchMessages(conversation, limit = 15)
+        val messages = fetchMessages(conversation, limit = limit)
         database.writeMessages(messages, conversation)
     } catch (e: java.lang.Exception) {
         _errorEncounteredChannel.emit(Error.ConnectionError(e))