diff --git a/chat_exporter/construct/transcript.py b/chat_exporter/construct/transcript.py
index 334c7c9..d624472 100644
--- a/chat_exporter/construct/transcript.py
+++ b/chat_exporter/construct/transcript.py
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ async def export_transcript(self, message_html: str, meta_data: str):
 
         limit = "start"
         if self.limit:
-            limit = f"latest {self.limit} messages"
+            limit = f"latest {len(self.messages)} messages"
 
         subject = await fill_out(
             self.channel.guild,