diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/RequestMaterialController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/RequestMaterialController.php
index 693cbae..605cf5f 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/RequestMaterialController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/RequestMaterialController.php
@@ -190,7 +190,10 @@ class RequestMaterialController extends Controller
 				foreach($response->data as $d){
 					array_push($data, $d);
 				}
-			} while ($currentPage < $firstResponse->last_page);
+			} while ($currentPage < 5);
+			// let the user narrow down the search by themself
+			// a searching action with 'cable' keyword could take minutes
+			// because there are >1k items associated with that keyword
 		}
 
 		return response()->json(['status'=>'success', 'data'=> $data, 'total' => count($data), 'code'=>200], 200);