diff --git a/src/Controller/GroupsController.php b/src/Controller/GroupsController.php
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/src/Controller/GroupsController.php
+++ b/src/Controller/GroupsController.php
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class GroupsController extends AppController
      */
     public function index()
     {
-        $this->set('groups', $this->paginate($this->Groups, ['contain' => 'Users', 'limit' => 500]));
+        $this->set('groups', $this->paginate($this->Groups, ['contain' => 'Users', 'maxLimit' => 500, 'limit' => 500]));
         $this->set('_serialize', ['groups']);
     }
override max limit (task #<I>)