diff --git a/htroot/yacysearch.java b/htroot/yacysearch.java
index 1946bc66f..d9ae825ed 100644
--- a/htroot/yacysearch.java
+++ b/htroot/yacysearch.java
@@ -168,6 +168,9 @@ public class yacysearch {
         int itemsPerPage = Math.min((authenticated) ? (snippetFetchStrategy.isAllowedToFetchOnline() ? 100 : 1000) : (snippetFetchStrategy.isAllowedToFetchOnline() ? 10 : 100), post.getInt("maximumRecords", post.getInt("count", 10))); // SRU syntax with old property as alternative
         int offset = (newsearch) ? 0 : post.getInt("startRecord", post.getInt("offset", 0));
         
+        int newcount;
+        if ( authenticated && (newcount = post.getInt("count", 0)) > 0 ) sb.setConfig(SwitchboardConstants.DEFAULT_SEARCHITEMS, newcount); // set new default maximumRecords if search with "more options"
+        
         boolean global = post.get("resource", "local").equals("global") && sb.peers.sizeConnected() > 0;
         final boolean indexof = (post != null && post.get("indexof","").equals("on"));