diff --git a/weed/s3api/s3api_object_handlers_list.go b/weed/s3api/s3api_object_handlers_list.go
index f261459b8..7c55a02b7 100644
--- a/weed/s3api/s3api_object_handlers_list.go
+++ b/weed/s3api/s3api_object_handlers_list.go
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ func (s3a *S3ApiServer) doListFilerEntries(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient, d
 	request := &filer_pb.ListEntriesRequest{
 		Directory:          dir,
 		Prefix:             prefix,
-		Limit:              uint32(cursor.maxKeys + 2), // bucket root directory needs to skip additional s3_constants.MultipartUploadsFolder folder
+		Limit:              uint32(cursor.maxKeys) + 2, // bucket root directory needs to skip additional s3_constants.MultipartUploadsFolder folder
 		StartFromFileName:  marker,
 		InclusiveStartFrom: inclusiveStartFrom,
 	}