diff --git a/bridge/slack/users_channels.go b/bridge/slack/users_channels.go
index 9b34b779..85b944bd 100644
--- a/bridge/slack/users_channels.go
+++ b/bridge/slack/users_channels.go
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ func (b *channels) populateChannels(wait bool) {
 	queryParams := &slack.GetConversationsParameters{
 		ExcludeArchived: true,
 		Types:           []string{"public_channel,private_channel"},
+		Limit:           1000,
 	}
 	for {
 		channels, nextCursor, err := b.sc.GetConversations(queryParams)