diff --git a/src/api/client_server/search.rs b/src/api/client_server/search.rs
index c9b9cd4e..761f89b7 100644
--- a/src/api/client_server/search.rs
+++ b/src/api/client_server/search.rs
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn search_events_route(
 
     let results: Vec<_> = results
         .iter()
+        .skip(skip)
         .filter_map(|result| {
             services()
                 .rooms
@@ -126,7 +127,6 @@ pub(crate) async fn search_events_route(
             })
         })
         .filter_map(Result::ok)
-        .skip(skip)
         .take(limit)
         .collect();