diff --git a/server/lemmy_utils/src/lib.rs b/server/lemmy_utils/src/lib.rs
index d4c75bf31..41cdcec8e 100644
--- a/server/lemmy_utils/src/lib.rs
+++ b/server/lemmy_utils/src/lib.rs
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ pub fn is_valid_username(name: &str) -> bool {
 
 // Can't do a regex here, reverse lookarounds not supported
 pub fn is_valid_preferred_username(preferred_username: &str) -> bool {
-  !preferred_username.starts_with("@")
+  !preferred_username.starts_with('@')
     && preferred_username.len() >= 3
     && preferred_username.len() <= 20
 }
diff --git a/server/src/apub/fetcher.rs b/server/src/apub/fetcher.rs
index 5fcf6ad97..d083e10f4 100644
--- a/server/src/apub/fetcher.rs
+++ b/server/src/apub/fetcher.rs
@@ -325,7 +325,9 @@ async fn fetch_remote_community(
   let outbox =
     fetch_remote_object::<OrderedCollection>(client, &community.get_outbox_url()?).await?;
   let outbox_items = outbox.items().context(location_info!())?.clone();
-  for o in outbox_items.many().context(location_info!())? {
+  let outbox_items = outbox_items.many().context(location_info!())?;
+  let outbox_items = outbox_items[0..20].to_vec();
+  for o in outbox_items {
     let page = PageExt::from_any_base(o)?.context(location_info!())?;
     let post = PostForm::from_apub(&page, client, pool, None).await?;
     let post_ap_id = post.ap_id.clone();