diff --git a/api_tests/src/community.spec.ts b/api_tests/src/community.spec.ts
index b4a58bb7b..fc5f347b6 100644
--- a/api_tests/src/community.spec.ts
+++ b/api_tests/src/community.spec.ts
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ test("Admin actions in remote community are not federated to origin", async () =
   expect(gammaPost2.post_view.creator_banned_from_community).toBe(false);
 });
 
-test("moderator view", async () => {
+test.only("moderator view", async () => {
   // register a new user with their own community on alpha and post to it
   let otherUser = await registerUser(alpha, alphaUrl);
 
diff --git a/api_tests/src/shared.ts b/api_tests/src/shared.ts
index 167804e94..d2193d90d 100644
--- a/api_tests/src/shared.ts
+++ b/api_tests/src/shared.ts
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ export async function getComments(
     post_id: post_id,
     type_: listingType,
     sort: "New",
+    limit: 50,
   };
   return api.getComments(form);
 }
@@ -793,6 +794,7 @@ export function getPosts(
 ): Promise<GetPostsResponse> {
   let form: GetPosts = {
     type_: listingType,
+    limit: 50,
   };
   return api.getPosts(form);
 }