diff --git a/lib/tags/update b/lib/tags/update
index f63387c..515f551 100644
--- a/lib/tags/update
+++ b/lib/tags/update
@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@ updateTags() {
 					CAST(source_files.last_change AS TEXT)
 				OR	('"$tagreaderclause"')
 			)
-		AND	mime_type_actions.action = 1;
+		AND	mime_type_actions.action = 1' >&3
+(( maxbatch )) && echo "LIMIT $maxbatch" >&3
+echo '
+;
 
 		SELECT "AtOM:NoMoreFiles";' >&3
 	read -u4 line