3 files changed, 11 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/web/react/utils/async_client.jsx b/web/react/utils/async_client.jsx
index 00bd83ed1..dc4fc1096 100644
--- a/web/react/utils/async_client.jsx
+++ b/web/react/utils/async_client.jsx
@@ -272,17 +272,23 @@ module.exports.search = function(terms) {
     );
 }
 
-module.exports.getPosts = function(force, id) {
+module.exports.getPosts = function(force, id, maxPosts) {
     if (PostStore.getCurrentPosts() == null || force) {
         var channelId = id ? id : ChannelStore.getCurrentId();
 
         if (isCallInProgress("getPosts_"+channelId)) return;
 
         var post_list = PostStore.getCurrentPosts();
+
+        if (!maxPosts) { maxPosts = Constants.POST_CHUNK_SIZE * Constants.MAX_POST_CHUNKS };
+
         // if we already have more than POST_CHUNK_SIZE posts,
         //   let's get the amount we have but rounded up to next multiple of POST_CHUNK_SIZE,
-        //   with a max at 180
-        var numPosts = post_list && post_list.order.length > 0 ? Math.min(180, Constants.POST_CHUNK_SIZE * Math.ceil(post_list.order.length / Constants.POST_CHUNK_SIZE)) : Constants.POST_CHUNK_SIZE;
+        //   with a max at maxPosts
+        var numPosts = Math.min(maxPosts, Constants.POST_CHUNK_SIZE);
+        if (post_list && post_list.order.length > 0) {
+            numPosts = Math.min(maxPosts, Constants.POST_CHUNK_SIZE * Math.ceil(post_list.order.length / Constants.POST_CHUNK_SIZE));
+        }
 
         if (channelId != null) {
             callTracker["getPosts_"+channelId] = utils.getTimestamp();
diff --git a/web/react/utils/constants.jsx b/web/react/utils/constants.jsx
index 3509c9514..c51007a66 100644
--- a/web/react/utils/constants.jsx
+++ b/web/react/utils/constants.jsx
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ module.exports = {
   DEFAULT_CHANNEL: 'town-square',
   OFFTOPIC_CHANNEL: 'off-topic',
   POST_CHUNK_SIZE: 60,
+  MAX_POST_CHUNKS: 3,
   RESERVED_TEAM_NAMES: [
     "www",
     "web",
diff --git a/web/react/utils/utils.jsx b/web/react/utils/utils.jsx
index 09240bf06..a759cc579 100644
--- a/web/react/utils/utils.jsx
+++ b/web/react/utils/utils.jsx
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ module.exports.switchChannel = function(channel, teammate_name) {
 
     AsyncClient.getChannels(true, true, true);
     AsyncClient.getChannelExtraInfo(true);
-    AsyncClient.getPosts(true, channel.id);
+    AsyncClient.getPosts(true, channel.id, Constants.POST_CHUNK_SIZE);
 
     $('.inner__wrap').removeClass('move--right');
     $('.sidebar--left').removeClass('move--right');