diff --git a/newModuleTagger/find_prs.py b/newModuleTagger/find_prs.py
index 330040e..c8d3dce 100755
--- a/newModuleTagger/find_prs.py
+++ b/newModuleTagger/find_prs.py
@@ -33,7 +33,10 @@ def print_pr(pr):
 
 
 def find_prs_without_new_module_tag():
-    prs = _gh(["pr", "list", "--json", JSON_FIELDS, "--limit", "1000", "--label", "8.has: module (update)"])
+    prs = _gh(["pr", "list", "--json", JSON_FIELDS, "--limit", "50", "--label", "8.has: module (update)"])
+    if prs is None:
+        print("gh exited with error")
+        exit(1)
     prs = json.loads(prs)
     for pr in reversed(prs):
         if any(label["name"] == "8.has: module (new)" for label in pr["labels"]):
@@ -47,4 +50,5 @@ def find_prs_without_new_module_tag():
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    find_prs_without_new_module_tag()
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+    find_prs_without_new_module_tag()
+