diff --git a/src/features/messages/queries/parse.ts b/src/features/messages/queries/parse.ts
index 487ba5b..25bfac5 100644
--- a/src/features/messages/queries/parse.ts
+++ b/src/features/messages/queries/parse.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ export function parseMessageStubResult(
     .flat()
     .map((m) => parseMessageStub(multiProvider, scrapedChains, m))
     .filter((m): m is MessageStub => !!m)
-    .sort((a, b) => b.origin.timestamp - a.origin.timestamp);
+    .sort((a, b) => b.origin.timestamp - a.origin.timestamp)
+    .filter((m) => Date.now() - m.origin.timestamp < 1000 * 60 * 60) // filter out messages older than 1 hour
+    .slice(0, 20);
 }
 
 export function parseMessageQueryResult(
diff --git a/src/features/messages/queries/useMessageQuery.ts b/src/features/messages/queries/useMessageQuery.ts
index 08e26b7..4760a54 100644
--- a/src/features/messages/queries/useMessageQuery.ts
+++ b/src/features/messages/queries/useMessageQuery.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import { parseMessageQueryResult, parseMessageStubResult } from './parse';
 
 const SEARCH_AUTO_REFRESH_DELAY = 15_000; // 15s
 const MSG_AUTO_REFRESH_DELAY = 10_000; // 10s
-const LATEST_QUERY_LIMIT = 20;
+const LATEST_QUERY_LIMIT = 100;
 const SEARCH_QUERY_LIMIT = 50;
 
 export function isValidSearchQuery(input: string, allowAddress?: boolean) {