diff --git a/server/src/schema/resolvers/recipe.ts b/server/src/schema/resolvers/recipe.ts
index 0fcda32..3ae7738 100644
--- a/server/src/schema/resolvers/recipe.ts
+++ b/server/src/schema/resolvers/recipe.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,13 @@ import type { Context } from '../../auth/session';
 
 export const recipeResolvers = {
   Query: {
-    recipes: async (_: unknown, args: { search?: string; category?: string; page?: number; pageSize?: number }) => {
-      const { search, category, page = 1, pageSize = 20 } = args;
+    recipes: async (
+      _: unknown, 
+      args: { search?: string; category?: string; page?: number; pageSize?: number }) => {
+        const page = Math.max(args.page ?? 1, 1);
+        const pageSize = Math.min(Math.max(args.pageSize ?? 20, 1), 50);
+
+      
       return prisma.recipe.findMany({
         where: {
           status: 'PUBLISHED',